From the moment Pinsents and Masons gave the green light to their surprise merger deal two years ago, critics have been queuing up to sling mud at the newly-forged national giant.
An uninspiring financial performance after its first six months of business did nothing to alleviate the situation. Even Pinsents’ talk of lucrative crossover potential between a respected corporate practice and Masons’ heavyweight portfolio of clients in construction and IT was betrayed by a conspicuous lack of evidence. Perhaps as worrying, morale suffered badly in the wake of the tie-up, with some previously steady hands showing a perceptible tremor.
