ACCOUNTANCY firm Scott-Moncrieff is expanding its presence in the Highlands through a merger with Callander Colgan.
The deal, scheduled to complete in May, will see Mhairi Callander become a partner at Scott-Moncrieff with Brian Colgan remaining as a director. All 12 staff at Inverness based Callander Colgan are being retained.
Ms Callander said: "Merging with Scott-Moncrieff is a huge opportunity for the business, and it also gives our staff the chance to develop within the context of a larger firm with an international network.
"Our objective of providing clients with a high quality personal service will not change, and can only be enhanced by the merger."
Scott-Moncrieff, which has offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, already has clients in the Highlands but sees the move as a way to grow further in the region.
Stewart MacDonald, managing partner of Scott-Moncrieff, said the firm has taken its time to find a merger partner.
He said: "We have a growing client base in the Highlands, with a particularly strong public sector practice, and the time is right for us to have an established local presence.
"Callander Colgan, as an extremely strong business with a complimentary skill set, is the ideal merger partner for us and by coming together, both businesses stand to benefit a great deal."
At the moment Scott-Moncrieff has 19 partners and more than 180 staff.
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