To the Directors of Iris Dear Sirs I wanted to take the opportunity to congratulate you on the purchase of another legal supplier. This has come at a particularly difficult time as most suppliers have started to see the effect of the recent recession and whilst we have been able to pick off the most disaffected of your users there are a number of others, who whilst wanting to move, have postponed their decision for a few months whilst the current problems play themselves out. It is only thanks to your magnanimous gesture that the rest of us will be able to continue to ensure that we will prosper as a number of previously happy users find themselves looking for a new a supplier. Christmas has come early this year. Thank you The Other Suppliers PS When you say “run independently by its existing management team, who are remaining with the business”, presumably that is true until you have had enough of them (Ian Knox, Steve Kendrick, Jim Chase etc). I trust that their lawyers have ensured they are well protected.