Pinsent Curtis Biddle’s Birmingham-based corporate technology team, led by partner Andrew Hornigold, has advised Evesham Technology Holdings on its acquisition of Swansea-based Mertec Computers for an undisclosed sum. Mertec was advised by a team from Morgan Cole, led by corporate finance partner Robert Cherry.

Ashurst Morris Crisp, led by corporate partner Richard Gubbins, has advised Associates Capital Corporation, part of Citigroup, on the £56.6m disposal of its sub-prime vehicle loan business to Cattles. Cattles was advised by Walker Morris corporate partner Paul Emmett.