1 July 2011

In what is the biggest tie-up north of the border this year, Scottish firm Anderson Strathern is today joined by the partners and staff of niche property practice Bell & Scott.  The deal takes the full-service firm's turnover to £23 million, putting the combined entity firmly inside the UK's top 100, and the practice now boasts one of the largest commercial real estate teams in Scotland. 

Anderson Strathern recently announced a number of new client wins including Lloyds Banking Group, the Scottish Parliament, and the City of Edinburgh Council.

The firm will have an enviable list of property clients many of which are household names including Capital Shopping Centres, The Crown Estate, INEOS, Quercus, and T Mobile.

According to Chairman Robert Carr:

"Our primary objective is to bring the clients of the combined practice a broader range of specialisms and opportunities. Our move places Anderson Strathern very firmly at the centre of the Scottish property market which remains a core element of our economy."

Bell & Scott Managing Partner Paul Jennings said:

"We are delighted to join a firm which shares our ethos on in-depth expertise and development and investment in specialist services. In a combined firm, our clients will benefit by not only receiving specialist property advice but also by drawing on the full range of expert services in environmental law, licensing, planning, private client, renewables and tax, to name but a few, that Anderson Strathern provide."

The combined firm has a total of 56 partners, 16 of whom are part of the commercial real estate practice.