Knights

Name

Knights

Legal name

Knights

Website

https://knightsmarine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Knights is a UK national law firm operating 32 offices with 1,350+ professionals, serving private individuals and corporate clients across family law, corporate/M&A, venture capital, private equity, and dispute resolution practices. The firm grew H1 FY2025 revenue approximately 30% to £103.2 million, driven by acquisitions and regional expansion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine and Industrial Services

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Ship and Boat Building (33661)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Piping, Valves & Pumps (Deck/Service Systems Components) (IMAJAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Vessel Husbandry & Crew Services (Crew Change, Meet & Assist, Transport, Shore Passes) (TLAHAJAB)

Keywords

• Marine labor supply
• Industrial fabrication
• Ship repair services
• Skilled craftsmen
• Pressure vessel fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Pascagoula

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Knights generates revenue as a legal and professional services firm, offering services across multiple practice areas including family law, corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, and commercial matters. Revenue is driven by a combination of organic growth from existing offices and newly acquired practices.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Knights is a marine and industrial services contractor that supplies skilled craftsmen for shipbuilding, ship repair, refineries, mills, and other industrial facilities, and operates in-house fabrication shops for piping systems, pressure vessels, boilers, and heat exchangers. The firm serves both military and commercial marine customers and fabricates/installs equipment to client specifications and applicable industry standards.

Product overview

Knights operates as a legal and professional services firm offering a unified platform of legal services spanning family law, corporate/M&A, venture capital, private equity, and dispute resolution. The firm has grown through acquisitions including Le Gros Solicitors, Rix & Kay Solicitors LLP, and organic expansion, now operating 32 offices across the UK with over 1,350 professionals. The company also operates a marine and industrial services division (Knight Marine) providing skilled craftsmen labor supply and fabrication services for shipbuilding, industrial, and marine applications in the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marine Labor Supply

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue increased approximately 30% to £103.2 million for H1 FY2025 (ending October 31, 2025)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Le Gros SolicitorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKnights expanded into Wales through the acquisition of Le Gros Solicitors, which facilitated the opening of a new Cardiff office. This acquisition supported Knights' revenue growth and established a presence in the Welsh legal market.
• Rix & Kay Solicitors LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKnights agreed to acquire Rix & Kay Solicitors LLP, a deal expected to complete by August 1, expanding Knights' legal team by 33 lawyers and increasing its presence in Kent and Sussex. Staff from Rix & Kay's offices in Hove, Uckfield, and Hadlow relocated to Knights' offices in Brighton and Kings Hill.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tradesmen International: Tradesmen International is a leading US provider of skilled construction and industrial craft staffing — directly comparable to Knights' marine and industrial labor-supply model. Both firms supply skilled tradesmen (welders, pipefitters, structural) into shipyards, refineries, and heavy industrial sites, competing for the same craft labor pool.
• Labor Finders: Labor Finders is a US staffing firm focused on industrial, construction, and skilled trades labor supply. It is comparable to Knights in business model — supplying tradesmen into refineries, shipyards, and industrial facilities — though it operates a much broader franchise-based footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Aerotek: Aerotek is a large national industrial and technical staffing firm operating across manufacturing, aerospace, marine, and energy. It competes head-to-head with Knights in supplying skilled trades and technical labor to Gulf Coast shipyards and refineries, but at substantially greater scale and breadth.
• Express Employment Professionals: Express Employment Professionals is a large US staffing franchisor with significant industrial, commercial, and skilled trades placement. It overlaps Knights in supplying craftsmen to industrial and marine clients but operates at a national scale and broader service mix.

Regional players

• Bollinger Shipyards: Bollinger Shipyards is a Gulf Coast (Louisiana-based) shipbuilding and ship repair operator with extensive US Navy, Coast Guard, and commercial work — directly comparable to Knights' Pascagoula ship repair focus. Both serve overlapping Navy and commercial marine customers along the Gulf Coast, though Bollinger self-performs rather than supplying labor.
• Vigor Industrial: Vigor Industrial is a Pacific Northwest ship repair, conversion, and fabrication operator serving the US Navy and commercial marine markets. It is comparable to Knights' Pascagoula naval ship repair and fabrication work, though in a different coastal geography and at significantly larger scale.
• Centerline Logistics: Centerline Logistics provides marine transportation and shipyard support services along the US Gulf and West coasts, including vessel maintenance and marine labor. It is comparable to Knights in supporting marine customers in the Gulf Coast region, though its core focus is marine transportation rather than labor supply and fabrication.

Emerging players

• Trident Maritime Systems: Trident Maritime Systems provides marine fabrication, outfitting, and ship repair services for government and commercial customers. It overlaps Knights in marine fabrication and ship repair scope and competes for similar naval and commercial marine work, though with broader in-house manufacturing capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KnightsMarine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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