Mergers & Acquisitions

Dains Group has expanded its Scottish presence with the acquisition of Glasgow-based Consilium Chartered Accountants. This marks Dains' first acquisition since receiving private equity backing from IK Partners. The team in Scotland is now almost 200 people strong with offices across the central

Edinburgh-headquartered Miller Homes has completed its purchase of St. Modwen Homes following clearance from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

Legal & General (L&G) has acquired a prime purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Edinburgh's Fountainbridge area for more than £35 million. The PBSA, Lower Gilmore Place, has been acquired off market by L&G’s Managed Fund from Glencairn Properties. Knight Frank

Henderson Loggie has facilitated the sale of the former site of Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited to Mandale Group. Henderson Loggie's head of business recovery & insolvency Shona Campbell, who oversaw the sale, was appointed administrator of Charles Henshaw & Sons in July last year.

AAB has pushed past the £100 million revenue mark with its acquisition of Ormsby & Rhodes, one of the longest-established firms in Ireland, strengthening its international presence and access to the European market. Ormsby & Rhodes was established in 1911 and is consistently ranked in

Macdonald Henderson has advised Glasgow-based financial advice firm Verum Wealth on its sale to UK national firm Foster Denovo. The addition of Verum Wealth marks FD’s seventh acquisition in just over a year and adds £87 million of assets under advice to its recently established Glasgow

Wallace Whittle, the environmental engineering consultancy, has announced the acquisition of Glasgow-based building services consultancy and mechanical and electrical (M&E) engineering firm Davie + McCulloch. The move marks a key milestone in Wallace Whittle's strategic growth journey, which has

Keith-headquartered heating, electrical, plumbing and joinery firm Heatcare Oil and Gas has been bought by Welsh firm Cardo Group in its first move into Scotland.

Burges Salmon has advised real estate and leisure investment firm London and Regional Properties (L+R) on its acquisition of Holiday Inn Express Folkestone for its Atlas Hotels brand. Located near the Eurotunnel, the Folkestone acquisition supports Atlas Hotels’ vision to grow in key locations

Macfarlane Group has acquired The Pitreavie Group, a fellow Glasgow-based business, in a deal worth £18 million. This includes an earn-out of up to £4.0m over two years. The acquisition aligns with Macfarlane's strategy of expanding its protective packaging business through organic and a

Donnie Munro discusses the current M&A market in Scotland, which is experiencing high activity due to anticipated tax changes, and highlights the rising trend of vendor initiated management buyouts (VIMBOs) as an attractive exit strategy for business owners. The corporate mergers and acquisition

Liam McLaughlin, a dentist from Glasgow, has utilised six-figure funding from Unity Trust Bank to buy independent Avondale Dental Practice – a trusted provider of dental care in the East Kilbride community for over 70 years. Mr McLaughlin took over from the previous owner who had successfully

Rovtech is to acquire the VALOR Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) business from Seatronics in a deal worth seven figures. The move bolsters Rovtech's standing as a global manufacturer of robotics, tooling, and equipment for harsh environments, including nuclear and subsea operations.

Private healthcare provider Electiva Healthcare has acquired Glasgow-based cosmetic surgery and aesthetics clinic La Belle Forme.

Burges Salmon, which has an office in Edinburgh, has completed around 80 corporate and M&A transactions since January 2024, totalling in excess of £3 billion in deal value. Some of the corporate and M&A team’s most notable transactions this year included AOTI’s £140 m