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S&W has expanded its offering to clients after reaching an agreement to acquire the global intellectual property advisory firm ClearViewIP.
First established in 2007, ClearViewIP offers clients intellectual property (IP) strategy, operational, and transactional advisory services across a broad spectrum of market sectors.
As part of the deal, two partners and 10 employees will join S&W’s advisory business from ClearViewIP. The ClearViewIP team comprises highly experienced IP professionals, with decades of experience.
The acquisition of ClearViewIP will complement the existing advisory services that S&W currently offers its clients including corporate finance, valuations, transaction services and forensic services, along with business tax, audit, consulting and business outsourcing services.
Andrew Wilkes, CEO at S&W said: “I’m delighted to welcome the team from ClearViewIP to S&W. ClearViewIP is a well-regarded and forward-thinking organisation with outstanding domestic and international growth potential. It is exactly the kind of high-quality firm we are looking to acquire as we accelerate our growth strategy in partnership with Apax Funds.
“Broadening our range of complementary services is central to our vision of being the go-to professional services firm for dynamic businesses and private clients with complex needs. Our acquisition of ClearViewIP gives us the ability to respond to demand we are seeing for intellectual property advisory services and helps deepen our relationship with clients.”
Jon Calvert, partner at ClearViewIP, added: “As ClearViewIP looks to continue its rapid expansion, S&W, with strong financial backing from Apax Funds, offered us a unique opportunity to scale quickly and rapidly build a team to meet the growing demand from our clients. As intangibles increasingly drive more value, the opportunity to embed our IP advisory services with an integrated advisory offering proved very compelling”.
S&W has more than 1,850 employees and more than 120 partners operating from 15 towns and cities in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
