20 December 2024
The Law
Debenture Corporation p.l.c.
Acquisition of Linklaters LLP's process agency
business
The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.
("Law Debenture", the "Company" or the "Group") is pleased to
announce that on 19 December 2024 Law Debenture purchased the
entire issued share capital of Hackwood Secretaries Limited (which
has now been renamed LDCS Process Agent Limited) from Linklaters
LLP and in doing so acquired the process agency business previously
owned by Linklaters LLP. This transaction will strengthen and
further enhance the well-established commercial relationship
between Law Debenture and Linklaters.
Denis Jackson, CEO of Law Debenture,
commented:
"The acquisition of Hackwood
Secretaries Limited builds on our well established and trusted
global book of Process Agent Services, marking a further step in
expanding Law Debenture's capabilities within Independent
Professional Services. Managing thousands of live appointments, our
global team brings 100+ years in cumulative experience and quality
service delivery. With 24/5 availability, our global offices
provide availability throughout the day and across all our
jurisdictions. Speed, flexibility and responsiveness make us the
UK's leading process agent and the long established Law Debenture
team looks forward to working closely with Linklaters to ensure a
smooth transition of the business. This transaction is symbolically
significant to our Group and further strengthens our important
relationship with Linklaters and we see potential for even closer
collaboration in the future".
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About Law Debenture
Company History:
From its origins in 1889, Law
Debenture has diversified to become a Group with a unique range of
activities in the financial and professional services
sectors. The Group has two distinct areas of
business.
Investment Portfolio:
Our portfolio of investments is
managed by James Henderson and Laura Foll of Janus Henderson
Investors.
Our objective is to achieve long
term capital growth in real terms and steadily increasing
income. The aim is to achieve a higher rate of total return
than the FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index Total Return through
investing in a diversified portfolio of stocks.
Independent Professional
Services:
We are a leading provider of
independent professional services, built on three excellent
foundations: our Pensions, Corporate Trust and Corporate Services
businesses. We operate globally, with offices in the UK, New
York, Ireland, Hong Kong, Delaware and the Channel
Islands.
Companies, agencies, organisations
and individuals throughout the world rely upon Law Debenture to
carry out our duties with the independence and professionalism upon
which our reputation is built.
The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.
is registered in England at 8th Floor, 100 Bishopsgate, London,
EC2N 4AG, company registration number 30397. The Law
Debenture Corporation p.l.c. LEI number -
2138006E39QX7XV6PP21.