Lee Crowder acted for Bombardier Transportation on its £30m acquisition and development of a 200,000sq ft depot at Barton Under Needwood, Staffordshire. The deal includes the storage and maintenance of Virgin Rail Group's new CrossCountry fleet which is being manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. Lee Crowder property partner Joel Kordan acted with a 16-lawyer team on the deal.
Stuck in the middle
It is a sign of the times when deadly rivals Weightmans and Hill Dickinson enter merger talks. Could we see DLA entering negotiations with Hammond Suddards? Perish the thought. Following our story last week that Groupama Insurances was to cull its legal panel, it is clear for small to medium-sized firms in the insurance market […]