Grant Thornton

The Scottish Chief Financial Officer Awards have returned for a second year, celebrating the talent of finance leaders and their teams across Scotland. For the event Grant Thornton UK LLP has again teamed up with fellow founding sponsors Addleshaw Goddard, FWB and Barclays Corporate Banking.

Grant Thornton UK has attracted further interest from several private equity firms, including Carlyle, Blackstone, Permira, CVC Capital Partners, Bridgepoint, and Cinven. New Mountain Capital is another potential bidder, which is exploring merging Grant Thornton's UK, Ireland, and US operations afte

Private equity firms are considering making a bid to acquire Grant Thornton UK, the sixth-largest accounting firm in the UK, with potential bids valuing the firm at around £1.5 billion. A formal sale process could kick off as early as next month. 

Julie Tait of Grant Thornton UK LLP has been appointed as provisional liquidator of Atherton Corporate Rescue Limited. Provisional liquidators have been appointed to connected companies Atherton Corporate (UK) Ltd and Atherton Corporate Rescue Limited, which offered a service to facilitate the sale

Grant Thornton's US arm, following a majority stake sale to private equity, is exploring a potential takeover of its UK and Irish affiliates. This would be a landmark deal in the accounting sector, creating a transatlantic powerhouse.

Grant Thornton UK LLP has promoted Debbie Mayor to partner in its Scotland transaction advisory services team. Ms Mayor joined Grant Thornton in 2002 training in audit, before moving to specialise in transaction advisory services within the Scottish corporate finance team in 2006.

Grant Thornton UK LLP has promoted Heather Smallwood to tax partner in its Scotland team, as the firm sets its sights on further growth this year. Based in Aberdeen, Ms Smallwood is partner in Grant Thornton’s national global mobility services (GMS) and employment tax team and will have a spec

Grant Thornton UK LLP is reportedly exploring a potential sale of a stake in the firm to private equity investors.

The productivity of mid-sized businesses (MSB) in Scotland is being dragged down by a lack of key skills, according to new data from leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP.

Grant Thornton UK LLP has released its Scotland Limited Report 2024, spotlighting the Top 100 private limited companies in Scotland and delving into the factors behind their dynamic success. This year's report is particularly significant as it represents the first full year of results in a post-COVI

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined Grant Thornton UK LLP £40,000 for failing to comply with auditing frameworks for a local authority's pension fund.

Following Grant Thornton UK’s Scotland corporate finance team’s recent success in advising on the sale of Artificial Lift Performance Limited (ALP), a provider of advanced analytics solutions for enhancing oil and gas production performance, to NASDAQ-listed ChampionX, the firm continue

Data from Grant Thornton’s 20th annual Women in Business report shows that whilst the percentage of women in senior management roles in the UK and globally has increased over the last two decades, progress remains disappointingly slow. At the current rate, parity won’t be achieved until

Ahead of the Chancellor’s budget on 6 March, new research from Grant Thornton UK LLP has revealed that businesses would like to see government focus on investing in skills and training to support business growth, as the competition for talent intensifies. The firm’s latest Business Outlo

Grant Thornton UK LLP has appointed Stuart Preston as the new practice leader for Scotland. Mr Preston is responsible for leading and growing Grant Thornton’s team of 222 people based across the firm’s Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh offices. As a partner and restructuring specialist, as