2020, where to begin?
I wouldn’t expect many to challenge the view that the energy sector encountered a “perfect storm” in 2020 with the Covid-19 pandemic causing global upheaval, financial markets’ nervousness and geo-political challenges.
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MPs block further delay to IR35 tax rules
MPs have blocked a move to delay the introduction of IR35 tax rules to the private sector until 2023.
Protecting investments in times of great crisis
There is little doubt the first quarter of 2020 will go down in investment history as a “notable” period that investors will remember – alongside others such as 1987’s Black Monday, when US markets fell by more than 20% in one day and the global financial crisis of 2008-9.
New senior posts for trio at financial planners
Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) Wealth has announced the appointment of chartered financial planners Vikki Venerus, Andrew Dines and Ian Campbell as directors and shareholders.
Oil crisis to slow deals activity
Anderson Anderson & Brown Corporate Finance is delighted to share with you our quarterly Deals+ update for Q1 2020 in conjunction with Energy Voice, highlighting selected oil and gas mergers and acquisitions and fundraising transactions across the UK.
Businesses threatened by ‘cracks’ in Covid-19 support
A managing partner of Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has warned too many businesses may “fall through the cracks” of Covid-19 support.
Help at hand for making tough decisions amid volatile markets
The double whammy of the Covid-19 pandemic and the effects of the Opec+ price war is presenting what is rapidly becoming the upstream oil and gas sector’s biggest challenge to date.
Trio bring their touches of expertise to AAB board
Accountancy and business advice firm Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has bolstered its team of directors with three new appointments.
AAB mergers and acquisitions round-up: 2019 a year of opportunism
Anderson Anderson and Brown Corporate Finance is delighted to share with you our quarterly Deals+ update for Q4 2019 in conjunction with Energy Voice, highlighting selected oil and gas mergers and acquisitions and fundraising transactions across the UK.
Accountancy firm AAB appoints new partners
Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has announced the appointment of new office managing partners.
Know your tax liability
Norway and Denmark continued to be attractive work locations for UK companies in 2019. Many of those companies are specialists in the traditional sectors of oil and gas but there has been an upsurge in other sectors such as renewables, aquaculture and agriculture.
AAB hits record number of deals in 2019
Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB), one of the leading independent firms of chartered accountants and business advisors in the UK, is delighted to announce the successful completion of a record 70 transactions during 2019, with a combined total deal value exceeding £500 million.
IR35 review is ‘just paying lip-service to election promises’
A tax expert has described the government’s five-week review of incoming IR35 legislation as “nowhere near long enough” to fully consider its complex range of issues.
Tackling taxation issues
With the festive season over, the start of a new year gives employers an ideal opportunity for a spring clean of their compliance processes and to identify any tax planning opportunities.
Tackling change in the North Sea
Change is a constant development in the North Sea – it challenges us, presents opportunities and asks us to keep thinking differently.
Over-capacity slows deal flow in Q3
Anderson Anderson & Brown Corporate Finance is delighted to share with you our quarterly Deals+ update for Q3 2019 in conjunction with Energy Voice, highlighting selected oil and gas mergers and acquisitions and fundraising transactions across the UK
AAB brings in wealth of experience to its board
Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) Wealth has appointed financial services industry heavyweight Benny Higgins as its first non-executive chairman.
Watch: AAB offers cutting insight on North Sea M&A scene
M&A activity in the North Sea has picked up again after a slow down in the wake of the oil price crash. Private equity has penetrated the market and provided the catalyst for multiple deals to be done.
No sign of deal flow between Norway and Aberdeen letting up
More Norwegian acquisitions of UK oil and gas assets and businesses are on the cards later this year and into 2020, a top Aberdeen accountant has said.
The North Sea in 2019 – an era of transition?
New levels of North Sea upstream deal activity in 2019 are giving us many reasons to be positive and optimistic about the future.
Transaction, transition and integration the key
Recent economic challenges in the upstream sector have created a new wave of opportunity and optimism in the North Sea.
Three team members become directors at firm
Promotions at Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Anderson Anderson and Brown (AAB) have seen three of its team become directors.
Oil and gas deals market on the rise
We have witnessed a steady increase in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the oil and gas sector in 2018 with a number of high-profile transactions concerning companies and/or asset sales in the upstream exploration and production (E&P) space as well as the energy services sector and supply chain.
Establishing credibility in a new E&P venture
A relatively high and much more stable oil price has generated a lot of renewed investor interest in the North Sea upstream E&P sector over the past 12 months or so.
Significant growth for AAB’s global payroll team
Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB), one of the UK’s leading independent firms of Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors, has announced significant growth within its global payroll team as a result of a number of new client wins. These new wins have seen a 50% increase in turnover, for that service, to £2.25million during the last year. As a result of this demand, the firm has added to their global payroll team, which is now some 20 people strong, through a number of key appointments including Katie Lange and Simon Porter, who each have extensive global payroll experience.