Gateley Legal advises LDC on partnership property and construction group

Gateley Legal has advised LDC, part of Lloyds Banking Group, on its partnership with Frankham Group (Frankham), to support the property and construction consultancy’s next phase of growth.

Headquartered in Sidcup, Kent, and established in 1982 by Steve Frankham MBE as a building surveying practice, Frankham has become one of the UK’s leading multidisciplinary consultancies for the built environment.

Today, employing c.250 people, it delivers a broad range of end-to-end services, spanning fire and building compliance, surveying and project management, engineering, and design.

It has over 700 private and public sector clients and works on projects across the housing, infrastructure, commercial and other sectors.

LDC’s investment will help Frankham accelerate its 2030 growth strategy, targeting further geographic expansion.

LDC has a track record of supporting a wide range of businesses serving the built environment, including environmental TIC specialist HSL, fire door sector TIC and compliance business IDSL, water and environmental sustainability specialist Stonbury, cost benchmarking and valuation platform BCIS, and passive fire protection manufacturer ARC Building Solutions.

Gateley Legal’s team was led by partner and national head of corporate Beth Mather, supported by corporate partners William Bowler and Matt Hussey, senior associate Jamie Gillespie, associate Hannah Hogarth, and solicitor Nick Holder.

Tax advice was provided by partner and head of tax Bernhard Gilbey and solicitor John Gumery, with employment support from legal director Helen Webster.

Beth Mather, (pictured) said: “We’re pleased to have supported LDC on its partnership with Frankham, a business with an impressive track record and strong platform for continued growth. It was a pleasure to work with Tom and the wider LDC team on this transaction, and we look forward to seeing the business build on this momentum.”