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End of the road for Womble Bond Dickinson merger talks with BDB Pitmans

End of the road for Womble Bond Dickinson merger talks with BDB Pitmans
Alex Ryan
Alex Ryan
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1 February 2023
Legal mergers

Merger talks between Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) and BDB Pitmans have been called off, the firms announced on Wednesday (1 February) in a joint statement.

Talks of a combination first became public in October 2022, when a story on RollOnFriday prompted WBD and BDB Pitmans to confirm that they were in discussions around a potential merger, albeit early stage.

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