Mergers & Acquisitions

AAB, tech-enabled business critical services group, has announced the acquisition of May Figures Ltd to expand its R&D tax credit services offered across the UK and Ireland. Established in 2013 by Julia May and Dr Mark Graves, May Figures Ltd has grown across the UK, building a track record deli

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally approved the deal proposed by Morrisons to acquire McColl's stores. In July 2022, the CMA launched its investigation into Morrisons reported £190 million purchase of stores owned by McColl’s Retail Group Plc.

McGill’s Buses have now completed their acquisition of First Scotland East and vowed that local management will be empowered to make decisions for local services serving local people. The deal was announced earlier in September and has now been officially completed. McGill’s Group has ta

Scottish independent pharmacy operator Eastwood Pharmacy Group has acquired a new store in Airdrie thanks to a £5.7 million funding package from HSBC UK. The Glasgow-based firm is expanding after it used the funding to acquire McNish Pharmacy in Caldercruix, Airdrie, which has been part of the

Perth-based Balhousie Care Group has been bought by international health care firm AcalisCare in a multi-million-pound deal.

Gilson Gray Financial Management (GGFM) has acquired North Berwick-based Wallace Financial Planning in a seven-figure deal. The acquisition is the first step in the growth strategy of the financial services arm of legal firm Gilson Gray. The deal and increases GGFM's assets under management (AU

Opulus Financial has acquired Glasgow-based accountancy firm, Nicolson Accountancy, representing the largest acquisition since launching as a CFO solutions business at the end of last year.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided to impose a £306 million requirement on a takeover deal between Canadian software firm Dye and Durham (D&D) and Link Group. The decision follows announcements by Link Group to the Australian Securities Exchange and D&D to the Toron

New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown a recent slowdown in monthly mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, as domestic M&A deals were valued at £2.9 billion for Q2 2022 - £0.9bn less than Q1 (£3.9bn). Data suggests M&A activity has been

First Bus has agreed to sell its Scotland East business and all its routes in the area to McGill’s Group. The sale, which will be finalised on 19 September, includes all First Bus depots in Livingston, Larbert, Bannockburn and Balfron, as well as the Edinburgh open-top bus operation Bright Bus

Edinburgh-based managed services provider, CompanyNet Ltd has been acquired by Core Technology Systems, a Microsoft cloud managed service partner, for an undisclosed sum.# The acquisition of CompanyNet strengthens Core's technical capability and provides geographic expansion into Scotland, with

Clyde Munro has struck a deal and acquired two Edinburgh dental practices for an undisclosed sum. The deal was made with married dentists, Duncan Sandland and Suzanne Seaton, to acquire their Colinton Dental and Riccarton Dental practices after nearly two decades in charge.

Sage Group has agreed to acquire Lockstep, a provider of cloud native technology that automates accounting workflows between companies.

Mears Group PLC has announced the acquisition of IRT Surveys Limited (IRT), for a total consideration of up to £4.1 million.