Thomas Miller acquires marine, energy consultancy

UK-based insurance services provider Thomas Miller is acquiring marine consultancy Brookes Bell.

The value of the transaction has not been disclosed.

The transaction comes shortly after it emerged that Thomas Miller Specialty would acquire Navigators’ fixed-premium protection and indemnity business.

Brookes Bell is a marine technical and surveying consultancy with offices in Liverpool, London, Glasgow, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore. It has served the marine and energy industries since 1903, providing specialist services in areas including emergency response, casualty investigation, salvage and wreck removal operations, scientific cargo expertise, forensic engineering and expert witness services.

Hugo Wynn Williams, chairman, Thomas Miller, said: “Brookes Bell’s long-recognised expertise across international marine and energy markets will make an excellent and complementary addition to the Thomas Miller Group.”

Colin Kershaw, managing partner, Brookes Bell, added: “Brookes Bell will continue to operate independently, with no changes to our brand or operational structure, to provide independent and highly respected expert consultancy services to new and existing clients while, crucially, having access to investment to expand.”

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