Hawkins Hatton lead way on deal
Dudley corporate law firm Hawkins Hatton has acted on a deal involving two sign manufacturing companies in Surrey.
Messagemaker Displays, which supplies LED displays, has been sold to Stocksigns for an undisclosed sum.
Hawkins Hatton acted for Guildford-based Messagemaker, which will be relocating to Stocksigns' headquarters in Redhill following the sale.
As part of the deal Hawkins Hatton corporate partner Colin Rodrigues and Kate Jones from David Cutter & Co advised Paul Bubb, the chairman and financial director of Messagemaker, drawing up the heads of agreement and consultancy contracts for two of the company's main employees.
Bubb, one of the founders of the business, will be staying on in a consultancy capacity for the next 12 months, working alongside senior executives at Stocksigns Group which has a £7m turnover, employing more than 60 staff.
Rodrigues said: "This deal had all the signs of success as both parties will be able to move forward positively and realise their future ambitions."
