Squire Sanders originated in the US and has expanded into an international law firm with 36 offices in 17 countries across 4 continents. Minter Ellison is a Western Australian law firm based in Perth, specialising in energy and resources, property, projects and infrastructure. The merger expands Squire Sanders into Australia and Asia Pacific, while Minter Ellison Perth gains the international capability increasingly in demand from clients. The deal was completed in October 2011.
Equiteq LLP and Eaton Square are strategic advisory and professional services sector merger and acquisition specialists. The Equiteq alliance network serves all sectors of professional services. It transcends Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, enabling it to react to the increasing globalisation and consolidation of the professional services market. Dr Stephen Moss, Chairman at Eaton Square, is a law firm merger specialist and he led the deal between Minter Ellison and Squire Sanders.
Dr Moss said:
"I am delighted to have assisted in bringing partners from these two great law firms together. The pace of change in the international legal services sector is clearly accelerating. The growth in the international business law sector is being driven by international client demand. A long term transformation in the sector is in play. There is significant competition for top partners and talent across professional services in general and legal services in particular. There are several more international firms looking to enter the Australian market and thereby build their Asian business presence "´ again being driven by client demand."
Equiteq and Eaton Square are professional services sector merger and acquisition specialists. Equiteq is a UK based firm with alliance partners across the world. Eaton Square is headquartered in Australia and represents Equiteq for professional services M&A in Asia Pacific.