NORTH-EAST LAW firm Sintons helped a Manchesterbased organisation strengthen its place as one of the UK’s biggest social care providers.

Through the acquisition of Delos Community, Creative Support now has more than 5,000 employees across the country and an annual turnover of more than £100m.

The organisation provides support to about 6,000 people in more than 50 local authority areas across England, and has a North-East regional office in Stockton.

The nationally-renowned care team at Newcastle-based Sintons, headed by corporate partner Christopher Welch and real estate partner Alok Loomba, led the team working with Creative Support to complete the deal, including a substantial property portfolio used for the provision of social care.

Mr Welch, said: “This is an excellent strategic move for Creative Support, and further strengthens and enhances its position as one of the key players in its sector.

“Sintons works with businesses and organisations in the care sector, and we have an enviable reputation for our expertise in what is a very specialist area. We are very pleased to work with such a rapidly-developing client as Creative Support which has the interests of its service users at its core.”