ABGI Group, a French firm specialising in R&D tax breaks for businesses, has launched a new UK division based in Edinburgh.
The move follows the acquisition by ABGI’s parent firm Visiativ to acquire Edinburgh-based R&D tax firm Jumpstart in January.
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Jumpstart’s premises will serve as the headquarters for the new venture. Jumpstart will continue to trade under its own name, focusing on the UK SME market while ABGI-UK will provide advice and support for larger companies.
Scott Henderson, managing director of Jumpstart who also becomes CEO of ABGI-UK said: “The launch of ABGI-UK is an exciting step. We are in a strong position to leverage our decades of experience and international footprint for the benefit of larger businesses across the UK. We also have the opportunity to work with Visiativ to explore the digitisation of our consulting business.”
ABGI Group CEO Bruno Demortière stated: “We are delighted to bring the international heritage, experience and expertise of ABGI Group to the UK.
"Whatever happens over the next few weeks, the UK economy is facing uncertain times. ABGI-UK will support British businesses with their innovation funding challenges, and we are currently in the process of making plans to expand our team as we target growth across the UK.”
