Davies Arnold Cooper (DAC) has taken over Manchester-based construction boutique Moore & Co. Moores managing partner, Colin Moore and partner Phillip Fry join the new firm as equity partners. Moores, which has offices in Manchester and London, turned over £500,000 during the 2005-06 financial year. Clients include JCB, mechanical contracts company NG Bailey and Chester City Council. DAC also boosted its corporate group this month by poaching Winward Fearon’s head of corporate David Manifould. M&A specialist Manifould joins DAC as a salaried partner.
Freshfields set to cull support teams
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched a sweeping review affecting over 100 staff in its support services teams. The move is expected to result in a number of redundancies. The magic circle firm announced the review to London-based staff on Wednesday (18 October) and is now going through a consultation process with affected staff. Those areas […]