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Anderson Strathern, the Edinburgh-headquartered legal firm, has flagged a strong first half on the back of client wins and said it has an eye on possible acquisitions.

The firm, which has operations in the Scottish capital, Glasgow and East Lothian, has seen revenue rise 8 per cent in the six months to 28 February, compared with a year earlier.

As part of a competitive tender process, the firm has been appointed principal provider of legal services for Crown Estate Scotland, the body responsible for managing a range of rural, coastal and marine assets across Scotland.

Other client wins during the period include APUC, the University of the West of Scotland, Westcollegescotlandandbeijing Gold Solar.

The appointment by APUC – Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges – means Anderson Strathern is the only Scottish firm ranked in all lots of the APUC and Scottish Government legal services frameworks.

The Beijing Gold Solar appointment is said to underpin the law firm’s “growing cre-

0 Finance director Susanne Godfrey and managing partner Murray Mccall

BRUCE FARQUHAR, CHAIR dentials” in the renewables sector, where it is also advising Elgin Energy around plans for Scotland’s largest solar park, in Moray.

Murray Mccall, Anderson Strathern’s managing partner, said: “We have secured a series of high quality commercial instructions during the first half, including the reappointment by Crown Estate Scotland, who are one of the firm’s longstanding clients, and have added to the talent pool of the firm; all of which has contributed to a strong set of numbers.” Chair Bruce Farquhar added: “2018 has seen the firm strengthen its preeminent position across the private client, commercial and public sectors.

“At the same time, we are not complacent and continue to seek out opportunities to add expertise by way of merger and acquisition if we feel we can add value to our overall client proposition.”

Lateral hires have included dual-qualified property specialist Iain Grieve from HBJ to the position of partner, private

“We continue to seek out opportunities to add expertise by way of merger and acquisition if we feel we can add value”