Listed law firm group Integrated Legal Holdings (ILH) has announced a revenue increase of 14 percent for the 2011-12 financial year. ILH grew revenues to A$32.4 million in FY12 with  profit after tax coming in at A$1.12 million, which resulted in a A$0.8 fully franked final dividend for shareholders.

ILH managing director Graeme Fowler said the result of a 14 percent increase was at the lower end of expected growth as a result of the many acquisitions the group had made in the past year.

As part of the financial results Fowler announced that the group had gained additional funding for the coming year in order to continue its acquisition and organic growth strategy. “Workplace relations is still one we are very keen to build on,’ said Fowler. “Commercial, mergers and acquisitions and corporate advice are other areas we would like to build on.”

In terms of where the group would be investing and growing, Fowler said it was now everywhere it wanted to be, but it was now a case of developing those businesses with complimentary based services. Brisbane in particular is a market he would like to work on over the longer term, along with Asia and the Pacific.

Fowler also announced that the group, which has up until now kept the original business names of the firms it acquired, would be looking to move to a single brand in the near future.  “We have broad agreement from the [many] businesses that we can move towards a more consistent brand across the group,” he said. “However, we don’t want to rush into it. We need to find a brand name that is inspirational, and helps us move in the right direction.”