The partners of Grant Thornton UK LLP and RSM Robson Rhodes LLP have announced their agreement to merge the two firms to create one of the strongest accounting and business advisory groups in the UK.... [more]

HW Chartered Accountants is to merge with Sandison Easson & Gordon, the accountancy firm with offices in Rochdale and Leeds.... [more]

Bowdlers is to merge with Manby & Steward to create a combined law firm with more than 130 staff at offices in Shrewsbury, Telford, Bridgnorth and Wolverhampton.... [more]

Pilley & Florsham of Coventry has merged with Raftery & Co of Solihull to create the Prime Chartered Accountants Group with 50 staff.... [more]

Nationwide is to acquire the Bournemouth-based Portman Building Society in a £1.2bn merger, creating a combined group with 827 branches.The merger will be the largest building society merger ever to t... [more]

Broker Network Holdings is to acquire the general insurance business of Towry Law for £12m, creating a new subsidiary with offices in Birmingham, Bracknell, Glasgow, Leeds, Leominster and London. The ... [more]