Mergers & Acquisitions

Japan's Mitsui & Co. has penned a deal to acquire Aberdeenshire-based pipeline integrity solutions provider STATS for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition combines Aberdeenshire-headquartered STATS with Mitsui’s Iron & Steel Business Unit, with the closing of the transaction expected in

Edinburgh-based bid management firm AM Bid has been acquired by Bidding Limited, a provider of bid consultancy and software solutions for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is aligned with Bidding Limited's goal to expanding its market reach across all sectors, boosting its service offerings and en

Scottish Dental Care, a family-owned dentistry group based in Glasgow, has acquired Barrhead and Gorbals Dental Practices. The acquisition takes the group, which is owned by brothers Christopher and Philip Friel to 19 practices.

Aberdeen-headquartered energy consultancy Axis, which provides exploration and production, decommissioning and carbon capture and storage (CCS) services to the global energy industry, has been acquired by sustainable solutions provider RSK. Serving the sector since 2001, Axis has worked on 2,400 pro

Irish food processing firm ABP Foods has acquired Scotbeef's Bridge of Allan abattoir and Queenslie meat packing plant.

Inverness-headquartered investment firm, GEG Capital Ltd, has secured a majority shareholding in multidisciplinary consultancy, IKM Consulting Ltd. The acquisition is expected to enhance GEG Capital’s abilities in engineering and environmental sectors and fortify its role in the UK's energy tr

Morham + Brotchie Ltd (M+B), a historic Edinburgh-based quantity surveying and cost consultancy firm, has been acquired by Cumbria-based A. Lamb Associates (ALA), a quantity surveying and commercial consultancy. The deal is expected to enhance the reach of ALA's services, boost its workforce to over

Glasgow-based cloud computing firm iomart has acquired Oxford-based Microsoft Azure Cloud solution services provider Extrinsica in a deal worth £4.3 million. The deal, which includes an initial consideration of £4m with potential for an additional £0.3m pending specific customer ta

Scottish chartered surveyors firm DM Hall has ventured beyond Scotland for the first time by acquiring Hyde Harrington, a respected chartered surveying practice based in the north-west England region of Cumbria. The move, which comes on the heels of DM Hall’s 125th anniversary last year,

Law firm Lindsays has completed its largest merger to date by integrating with Miller Hendry, which comprised seven partners and some 50 staff, bringing total partners to nearly 50 and staff to 300. The deal to make Miller Hendry part of the Edinburgh-headquartered firm takes effect today.

Award-winning architecture and interior design firm, TINTO Architecture, has announced a merger with Deeside Architects Studio to meet growing client demand and deliver on larger-scale projects. The move comes following an exceptional period of growth for TINTO.

Two of Scotland’s longest established fresh produce organisations, East of Scotland Growers Ltd (ESG) and R&K Drysdales Ltd (RKD), have merged and also created an additional growing business, Pease Bay Farms.

Apollo Global Management has withdrawn its fifth proposal to acquire Aberdeen-based energy services company Wood Group, causing the company's share price to drop to 135p on Monday morning, which equated to a loss of over £500 million in the company's stock market value.

Gilson Gray Financial Management (GGFM) has acquired boutique wealth management firm Wilson Financial, marking its fourth deal in the past year. The St Andrews-based wealth management firm — founded by Gavin Wilson in 2018 as part of the St James Place partner network — expands

Kin + Carta, a global digital transformation consultancy, has acquired Edinburgh-based data service provider Forecast Data Services, boosting its enterprise data and AI capabilities. The acquisition doubles Kin + Carta's European data practice with over 100 data specialists, enhancing its data trans