1. Wealth
March 5, 2019

Andrew & Valerie Brecher

By Spear's

‘Things are not so brilliant out there,’ says Valerie Brecher, half of the brother-and-sister team that founded the company. ‘There’s a certain nervousness in the market because of the uncertainty surrounding Brexit.’ However, Brecher explains that many of her clients, insulated by a cash-rich portfolio, are ‘opportunists, just waiting to pounce on a good deal’. From the firm’s perspective, the slowdown in transactions doesn’t represent much of a threat. ‘There’s been a huge surge in litigation and property finance. There are more disputes, and more people are refinancing and restructuring and that’s very good for us,’ she says.

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