The National Will Register

Software & Technology

  • Deal Value Range: £5m – £20m
  • Acquirer: Advanced backed by BC Partners, Vista Equity
  • Buyer Location: UK, USA

Certainty The National Will Register

Convex Capital has acted as exclusive advisor to the Shareholders on the sale of The National Will Register Limited, the Law Society’s endorsed provider of a national Will Register and is chosen, endorsed and used by the public, legal profession, law firms, PI insurers, Government agencies, charities and other associated sectors and organisations to Register Wills and Search for Wills, to Advanced, the UK’s third largest provider of business software and services.

Headquartered in Birmingham, Certainty The National Will Register was founded by Nigel McGinnity and Robert Brown in 2006 and is the fastest growing service in the UK for Wills and probate professionals. Certainty is referenced, recommended and endorsed by leading legal entities and advisors, Law Firms and charities, and has in excess of 7 million will records within their system, a figure which grows daily.

The Convex deal team was led by Chris Froggatt, Tom Campbell and Rob Hodgkinson.

 

“Convex not only delivered a superb outcome but also supported us and persevered through the COVID-19 pandemic period to complete the transaction.”

Nigel McGinnity, CEO