Law firm Geldards and Kent County Council have announced that they have signed up South Derbyshire District Council to Law:Public, their revolutionary joint legal service offering to the public sector.

Geldards have advised the outgoing management team on the Management Buy-Out of South East Wales based printing firm Pensord Press Limited.

Geldards has announced that Ginny Hallam will be joining the firm as an employment partner on August 2nd 2010. She will be joined by members of her team from Berrymans over the next few months as Geldards looks to create Nottingham’s largest and most successful employment team.

Geldards have advised Frosts Pharmacy Limited on its acquisition of Lyndhurst Pharmacies Limited. The acquisition means that the business now has two pharmacy shops in Oxford in addition to its existing Banbury pharmacy which it acquired in 2009.

Geldards have advised Castle Support Services plc on its £127.5m recommended takeover by Sulzer Holdings (UK) Limited.

The Midlands corporate team celebrated their involvement in the Deal of the Year at the East Midlands' Dealmaker Awards in Nottingham on Thursday 6 May.

Huw Williams,, Vice Chairman of Geldards has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru - the National Library of Wales by the Welsh Minister for Heritage, Alun Ffred Jones AM.

Geldards have advised Finance Wales on their role as fund manager in relation to a £20m venture capital fund for the North-East region.

Geldards has advised Drive Motor Retail Limited, a privately owned Leicestershire based motor dealership, on its purchase of a Vauxhall and a Chevrolet dealership in Bristol.

Geldards has advised the former Chief Executive of Bristol Street Motors, John Tustain, owner of Tustain Motors Limited, on his latest venture within a booming motor retail sector.