Mergers & Acquisitions

Edinburgh-based Codeplay Software will be acquired by Intel for £48 million following a sale agreement with Foresight Group, a listed infrastructure and regional private equity investment manager, subject to regulatory approval. Codeplay is one of the UK’s leading providers of solutions

GS Group, Scotland’s largest independent insurance broker, has been acquired by the JMG Group, subject to FCA approval. The GS Group was formed in Perth 31 years ago from a standing start by managing director George Stubbs, with second hand furniture and a coffee percolator. It has since grown

Lindsays has today announced a merger with Edinburgh-based legal practice Hadden Rankin.  The merger takes effect on 28th October 2019 and will see all Hadden Rankin staff transfer to Lindsays, with no redundancies. Hadden Rankin’s founding partners - Ross Hadden and Dot Rankin - will bec

Glasgow law firms Hill Brown and Miller Samuel are joining forces to create one of the city’s largest independent practices. The merger is the latest in a long series of mergers and takeovers since the crash of 2008 and reflects the continuing restructuring of the Scottish legal sector.