Who We Are?

"insightful", "market sensitive" and "incredibly discrete"

Jeff Zindani

Founder and Managing Director

“Talent Wins Games, but Teamwork and Intelligence Wins Championships” 

Michael Jordan


Our Story

Acquira Professional Services has been active in the field of mergers & acquisitions for law firms since 2004. With the founder’s background as a lawyer in the legal sector, it made sense to move into M&A for law firms and the growing and exciting market for legal tech companies.

Jeff Zindani Founder and Managing Director

Jeff Zindani

Founder and Managing Director

Jeff has over 25 years’ experience in the law and has been an equity partner at Russell Jones and Walker, now Slater & Gordon. 

He has been described by law firm clients as "insightful", "market sensitive" and "incredibly discrete".


He advises both city type practices and boutique law firms on the challenges facing their businesses now and in the future. He has built up an impressive client list of law firms and legal tech companies.

 

He enjoys facilitating deals and is an expert on providing solutions for law firms looking to merge, acquire or to redesign their practices. He is able to guide firms from start to finish and to maximise returns on their capital, work in progress and goodwill.

 

Although normally retained on a contingent basis, he provides in house advice on M & A processes and regularly helps firms as a consultant to identify suitable targets for merger, acquisition or sale.


He can be contacted at jeff@acquiraps.co.uk.

Pierre Watson Head of Talent Acquisition

Pierre Watson

Head of Talent Acquisition

Pierre is Head of Talent Acquisition. That is, sourcing and acquiring talented individuals for your law firm. He focuses on bespoke headhunting in the legal sector, senior-level executive search, coaching and selection, and has over 15 years’ experience in enabling clients to secure the right professionals for their businesses.

 

His approach steers away from traditional recruiting methods, for example, tending not to be candidate CV-centric, in order to seek 'deep dive' insights into career thinking from those legal professionals with a track record and an established following. The method is discreet and sometimes a little 'off the wall', as the best results originate from relaxed and informal conversations with potential hires. 

 

Pierre is happy to talk on the telephone, or in person, to explore your options in facilitating your firm’s growth plans through the addition of key people and he can be contacted at pierre@acquiraps.co.uk.

“Deals don't just happen. They are made.”-Jeff Zindani

Why Choose Us?

Sell Side-Trusted M&A Advisors
  • We provide discreet, professional support to law firm owners who are considering succession planning and exiting. Our objective is to ensure that we provide pragmatic solutions for the owners, staff, and clients.
  • Each law firm is special and requires a bespoke service to understand not only the practice areas but the firm’s unique culture to make sure we match the profile to a suitable buyer.
  • We are here to fight your corner and will help through all the stages of negotiations including expert advice on deal structures to ensure full value is obtained.

Buy Side-Our USP

  • We offer something special: market intelligence built solidly around relationships that will provide buyers with the right information about firms who want to sell or merge.
  • A state of the art database, containing details of every law firm and lawyer in England and Wales, including data on Scottish firms.
  • Law firm profiling using analytics and our own experience to provide a target list around passive law firms who may want to sell or merge


We offer something special: market intelligence built solidly around relationships