Leicester stalwart Harvey Ingram is to ramp up its presence in the crowded Birmingham corporate market, Legal Week has learned, after recruiting senior lawyers from two regional heavyweights.

Corporate finance specialist Rick Smyth joins the 30-partner firm as a partner, after a nine-year spell with Wragge & Co, where he was an associate. Smyth specialises in private equity, funds and corporate finance work across the West Midlands market.