S&W acquires accountancy firm Haines Watts Scotland

Professional services radical S&W has expanded its operations by acquiring accountancy steadfast Haines Watts Scotland, which has offices successful Edinburgh, Kirkcaldy, and Stirling.

The acquisition increases S&W's beingness wrong the UK and continues the group's caller bluish expansion, pursuing its acquisition of Haines Watts businesses successful Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle during the erstwhile year.

It brings 39 employees to S&W, including spouse Graeme Miller.

Haines Watts serves individuals and owner-managed businesses with accountancy and advisory services specified arsenic audit, taxation advisory work, concern outsourcing and compliance functions.

Haines Watts managing spouse Graeme Miller said: "Partnering with S&W marks an breathtaking caller section for our squad and our clients. With the backing of a fast-growing radical and entree to an extended extent of services, we tin connection greater strategical enactment to businesses and backstage clients with analyzable needs crossed Scotland.

“Our absorption remains connected beardown section relationships, present enhanced by the standard and resources of S&W, which positions america perfectly for ambitious growth."

This is the 5th acquisition for S&W since it began operations successful March 2025 with concern from Apax Funds.

S&W CEO Andrew Wilkes commented: “Graeme’s squad has built a beardown estimation successful Scotland, and this acquisition gives america a fantastic accidental to present the S&W marque to this important market.

“This determination reflects our continued committedness to growth, with beardown backing from Apax Funds, and reinforces our ambition to beryllium the go-to nonrecreational services steadfast for dynamic businesses and backstage clients with analyzable needs.”

In August 2025, S&W announced the acquisition of Beechwood Partners, a Dublin-based steadfast established successful 2005, offering accountancy and taxation advisory services to backstage clients and their firm entities.

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