A law firm has help see a deal “across the line” that could affect tens of thousands of clients. This comes after Little Lever and Bury based Clough & Willis acted in a deal where professional services group Leonard Curtis took a majority stake in Virtualnonexecs.com.
This is a peer-2-peer online community in the non-executive and board advisory sector, founded by Ian Wright in 2019, who was later joined by Mike Critchley as non-executive director Clough & Willis corporate partner Andy Herricks said: “It was a pleasure to get this deal across the line for Ian and Mike. “This is a fantastic deal for all parties and I am sure the platform will go from strength to strength over the coming years.” Clough & Willis corporate partner Andy Herricks (Image: Conker PR) Mr Herricks acted for the shareholders in Virtualnonexecs Limited in connection with the sale of a controlling interest to Leonard Curtis.
Leonard Curtis CEO Dan Booth said: “Virtualnonexecs is an international online eco-system of high growth companies, c-suite talent and professional advisory skills which will take us to a new level. “Ian and Mike have fostered outstanding connections between companies and non-executive talent, connections that we will find invaluable as we continue to provide innovative solutions for business owners, corporates and their advisers in the distress and non-distress sector.” The takeover will give the company access to more than 22,000 non-execs, chairpeople and fractional.
