Consilium join forces with Dains Group
Consilium Chartered Accountants have joined Dains Group as part of a drive to become the leading SME advisory business in Scotland.
The acquisition is the first made by Dains since securing private equity backing from IK Partners and significantly strengthens their client proposition in corporate tax, audit and corporate finance. Consilium has achieved rapid growth since its inception in 2013 and saw employee numbers increase by over 20% in 2024 alone.
David Holt, one of Consilium’s founding Partners, said, “Dains approached us with a clear vision for delivering a market-leading advisory proposition for our clients, in a group that believes in providing great careers for team members.”
“By joining the group, we have enhanced the range of services open to our clients and look forward to building the business in Scotland for the benefit of all our stakeholders.”
“We are delighted to welcome Consilium Chartered Accountants to the Dains Group”, said Richard McNeilly, CEO of Dains Group. “It is rare that we meet such an enterprising and client-focused leadership team and the opportunities we can create together in Scotland and across the UK and Ireland are substantial. We are building a very compelling proposition in Scotland.”
Discussing what is the 11th acquisition by Dains Group since 2021, Graeme Bryson, Scotland Managing Partner at Dains Group said: “We were attracted to Consilium because of their advisory mindset and strong cultural values.”
“It is our ambition to collaborate with our clients, to provide timely and well thought through advice based on a detailed understanding of what they are trying to achieve, and this has been the cornerstone for Consilium’s rapid growth, making them obvious strategic partners.”
Dains were advised by DSW (financial and tax due diligence), Forward Corporate Finance (Financial Modelling), Deloitte (Tax structuring) and CMS (Legal). Consilium were advised by Vialex (Legal).
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