WHILE advising Stobart Group, the Warrington-based transport and logistics provider, on a hat trick of £85m transactions last week, Halliwells corporate partners Jonathan Brown and Craig Scott were forced to leave negotiations for a short while to collect an award for their role in helping Eddie Stobert onto the stock Mmarket in a range of transactions last year.
Halliwells was awarded the "Mid Market Deal of The Year" Award at the 2008 Acquisition Monthly Awards for its role in a range of transactions which resulted in Stobart Group becoming fully listed on the Stock Exchange with assets of £250 million.
Said Jonathan Brown, Head of Halliwells Liverpool office: "We were in the middle of negotiations on behalf of Stobart Group to buy Irlam Group, WA Developments and the share capital of Carlisle Airport when I received a call to say the Award was in reception along with a photographer. It was a very quick photograph!"