Fleurets brings expertise in hotels, pubs, restaurants, nightclubs and leisure assets, with its team of leisure specialists including agents and surveyors across England and Wales “set to enhance Graham + Sibbald’s UK-wide offering in this sector”.
Since its foundation in Dundee in 1959, Graham + Sibbald has grown across Scotland and into key cities in England.
A spokesperson said its consultants “offer the highest quality independent advice to many of the country’s leading companies, including financial institutions, public sector organisations and residential and commercial property investors and developers”.
Graham + Sibbald is also “widely recognised as a market-leader in the valuation of hotels, pubs and restaurants, and works with many large hotels, leisure groups and independent operators”.
The spokesperson said: “To ensure a smooth transition for employees and clients, Graham + Sibbald and Fleurets will continue to trade as separate entities for an initial period before becoming fully integrated under the Graham + Sibbald brand.”
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The acquisition contributes to a combined business with more than 400 employees operating out of 25 locations.
It follows an equity injection into the business from global investment manager Foresight Group in 2025, which supported other recent acquisitions including JMP Construction and Property Consultants and its sister company SID Asset Management earlier this year, and Aitchison Raffety.
Les McAndrew, chief executive of Graham + Sibbald, said: “Fleurets brings with it an invaluable 200-year history of expertise, trust and solid relationships in a key growth sector for our business. While Graham + Sibbald has an established presence in hospitality and leisure, our combined offer will enhance this with more specialist consultants in key locations across England.”
Paul Hardwick, managing director of Fleurets, said: “We are incredibly excited to be joining G+S, a company whose culture is aligned with Fleurets’.
“The board of Fleurets see huge opportunity for significant growth in the hotel and leisure sectors and the combined strength of the two companies and the additional service lines that we can offer our clients will be invaluable.”
The value of the acquisition was not disclosed.
A Scottish craft brewery has sold more than two million beers through its long-running partnership with Aldi Scotland.
Fierce Beer, which operates a bar in Edinburgh as well as its Aberdeen base, has reached the milestone after 10 years of working with the supermarket chain.
The partnership began in 2016 when Aldi Scotland became Fierce Beer’s first retail customer through its Scottish Beer Festival, helping introduce the fledgling brewery to shoppers across the country.
Since then, Aldi has stocked more than 50 Fierce products, including IPAs, lagers, stouts, sours and low-alcohol beers, while the company has expanded its footprint with venues in both Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
A major Edinburgh-based law firm has announced a raft of promotions.
MF Mac, formerly known as Morton Fraser MacRoberts, has promoted 14 colleagues across the firm, and include new legal directors, senior solicitors, senior associates, paralegals and associates.
Formed by the merger of Morton Fraser and MacRoberts in September 2023, MFMac said the moves strengthen senior capability within the form and support the delivery of high-quality advice to clients across key sectors. The promotions span practice areas such as construction and projects, corporate and commercial, and litigation and real estate.
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Kamal Panglea, chief people officer at MFMac, said: “These promotions reflect the strength of talent across MFMac, and we are proud to recognise the significant contributions our people make to the firm’s success.
“Investing in our people is central to our strategy. By creating opportunities for colleagues to build long-term careers at MFMac, we’re able to provide clients with continuity, trusted relationships and advisers who understand their businesses and ambitions.”
