“It is incredibly reassuring to have
such an approachable and proactive
team so close by and available to
provide advice on a wide range of
legal services.”
ENDEAVOUR SUPPORTS
IMPRESSIVE GROWTH
The Carlton & Co
group of businesses
operates nationally in
the areas of property,
financial services
and technology from
their headquarters on
Aycliffe Business Park.
The company was co-founded by
brothers Norman and Craig Peterson
in 2001 and has developed in various
markets since that time, launching
further businesses under their
GrowthCapitalVentures brand, an
FCA Authorised investment company
which raises capital for businesses
and projects.
The very nature of such a business
structure demands strict legal
support and the Petersons were
keen to have approachable and local
experts available to meet their vast
array of legal needs.
Craig explained: “Our ethos
revolves around investing in great
relationships whether that is our
team, our partners, our supply
chain or our customer base. But we
also understand that a good legal
structure underpins any growing
business. We thrive on challenging
convention and innovating and we
are always striving to evolve and
improve on existing best practice,
particularly in the financial services
and technology sector. To do this,
we work closely with Endeavour
Partnership which is, we believe, is
one of the best business-focused law
firms in the field.”
As one of the North East’s leading
commercial law firms, Endeavour
Partnership is the go-to legal practice
for a range of issues in sectors ranging
from construction, healthcare,
hospitality and leisure to agriculture,
education, retail, IT and start-ups.
The Stockton-based law firm has a
reputation spanning over 15 years
and has supported Carlton & Co over
the past three years as they have
moved into new markets. Endeavour
has been responsible for assisting
with various aspects relating to the
business’ growth and diversification
within their property, financial
services and technology businesses.
Carlton & Co established
GrowthCapitalVentures in 2013 as
an investment company focused
on raising capital and structuring
investment opportunities across
three key sectors - real estate, clean
energy and technology. Endeavour
Partnership worked closely with
GrowthCapitalVentures to develop
a suite of documents which allow
smaller private investors to co-invest
in deals alongside professional
investors including high net worth
individuals and venture capital funds.
Norman Peterson said: “Endeavour
Partnership streamlined the whole
process for us and ensured what
could have been complex and time
consuming was fast, efficient and
simple and in line with the most
stringent legal regulations in the
industry. It’s fantastic to have a firm
with Endeavour’s capabilities right
on our doorstep and they offer an
excellent service to rival the big firms
in Leeds and Newcastle.”
Carlton & Co has drawn on three key
areas of Endeavour Partnership’s
expertise, working closely with their
Commercial Property, Employment
and Corporate and Commercial
departments to support acquisitions
and planned expansion of the
business.
The Endeavour property team
has provided legal advice on the
acquisition of residential and
commercial development sites in the
North East, Yorkshire and the North
West.
A growing part of the strategy
of both Carlton & Co and
GrowthCapitalVentures is to identify,
incubate or acquire early stage
technology focused businesses
with potential to grow. Endeavour
Partnership recently supported
the Carlton & Co team on the
management buy-in of a Cambridgebased software company which will
now form part of their portfolio of
businesses which will be developed
and scaled up over the coming
years. Endeavour’s Corporate and
Commercial team provided the
necessary support to acquire a
shareholding in the new company,
providing a firm footing for growth.
Craig added: “We invest in technology
businesses that have potential to grow
quickly and needed a law firm that
understood the technology sector and
the management buy in process. The
Corporate and Commercial team at
Endeavour provided solid legal advice
and an excellent service, ensuring
that our recent acquisition progressed
in a smooth and efficient manner.
The next stage will include working
with the Endeavour team to register
and protect the intellectual property
which will help to increase the value
of the business in coming years.
Norman and Craig Peterson of GrowthCapitalVentures have enjoyed
the support of leading law firm Endeavour Partnership.
“It is incredibly reassuring to have
such an approachable and proactive
team so close by and available to
provide advice on a wide range of
legal services. The support we have
received over the past three years has
been first class and we are delighted
to have Endeavour as an important
part of our team.”
The start of 2016 has seen Endeavour
Partnership begin a period of
recruitment to add to its team of
45 as it continues with its planned
growth for 2016, following a successful
2015 where the firm exceeded its
anticipated development across the
North East.
The company was launched in
1999 by four partners who saw
the need for a law firm to provide
purely commercial legal services.
Endeavour has continued to grow
thanks to its varied expertise in areas
including commercial litigation,
banking and finance, employment,
corporate recovery and insolvency
and commercial property and its links
with its local community.
For further information, practical advice documents and
career opportunities visit www.endeavourpartnership.com
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