Birmingham law firm reports strong half-year deals activity and new hire

The Corporate team of top ranking, award-winning West Midlands law firm Sydney Mitchell has reported strong corporate deals activity for the first half of 2025, with completed deals value totalling in excess of £20million.

The deals completed since January this year span a range of sectors including hospitality, leisure and retail, with specific transactions including for a UK holiday site operator, a national pub chain and a Vision Express store.

Team head and Sydney Mitchell Partner Roy Colaba comments: “The team has had an extremely busy first half of 2025 with corporate transactions completing for a strong mix of existing and new clients from across the Midlands and UK.

“This level of activity is set to maintain for the remainder of 2025. As such a new recruit for the Corporate department is much needed.”

Benazir Mir has joined the firm as a Solicitor within the Corporate team. She completed her training as a Paralegal at Sydney Mitchell in 2021 and now returns from national firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys to once again support the firm’s Corporate department.

“With the team already busy and new instructions on the horizon, Benazir is a great fit for the team, not only as we know her legal competence and ability from her previous time with us as a paralegal, but also as she now also has lots of hands-on experience to bring to the table as a newly qualified solicitor,” adds Roy.

Benazir says: I’m pleased to be returning to Sydney Mitchell and to be joining the Corporate team at such an exciting time. Roy is extremely knowledgeable in his field, and I know I will learn a great deal from working alongside him. With the team being so busy, there are plenty of opportunities for me to continue developing and progressing in my career, particularly at this early stage.

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