Anderson Anderson & Brown has been named as Scotland's most prolific deal-making accountant in the first half of 2019.
Scottish Business Insider's latest figures revealed the firm as having completed the most deals in the six months from January to June 2019, at 21 with a total value of £1.8 million. AAB has topped the table for volume of deals every year since 2005.
Second was Johnston Carmichael , with 15 deals worth a total of £80.68 million.
The top accountancy dealmaker in terms of value was global business consultant KPMG , who advised on 11 deals in Scotland worth a total of £101.66 million.
Top accountancy dealmakers in Scotland from January to June 2019
| Accountants | No of Deals | Value |
| Anderson Anderson & Brown | 21 | >£1.8m |
| Johnston Carmichael | 15 | >£80.68m |
| KPMG | 11 | >£101.66m |
| Consilium | 7 | >£12.69m |
| BDO | 6 | >£20.6m |
| Campbell Dallas | 6 | N/D |
| Craig Corporate | 5 | >£41.07m |
| Grant Thornton | 5 | N/D |
| RSM | 4 | N/D |
| Robertson Craig & Co | 4 | N/D |
| Hall Morrice | 2 | >£18m |
| Scott-Moncrieff | 2 | N/D |
| Infinity Partnership | 2 | N/D |
| Henry Brown & Co | 2 | N/D |
| EQ Chartered Accountants | 2 | N/D |
| Henderson Loggie | 2 | N/D |
AAB's top deals included DC Thomson Media’s acquisition of PSP Media, equity fundraising for the Scottish Stock Exchange, the disposal of Rainbow Services to Grosvenor Health and Social Care, the merger of Inspire Catering with CH&Co’s Scottish operations, the disposal of Apollo Offshore to Global Energy Group and the disposal of Independent Oilfield Services to WellConnection Group.
Douglas Martin, head of corporate finance at AAB, said: “The Scottish Business Insider deals tables are a great benchmark of the scale of deal activity occurring across Scotland, and we are delighted that our highly entrepreneurial team continues to be recognised as the most active accountants amongst the deal-making community.
“Our team’s commitment to initiating and delivering deals for our clients is outstanding and we are grateful to our clients who continue to trust us with these important transactions, and for the support we receive from our contacts across Scotland and further afield."
