Corporate M & A Activity

West End law firm Seddons and Farringdon-based commercial law firm Lawrence Stephens have reached a mutual decision to discontinue merger negotiations

City law firm McCarthy Denning has appointed Tina Williams as a partner in the firm’s corporate team. Ms Williams has joined from Fox Williams, where she was a founding partner where she specialised in partnership law

TMF Group has acquired the international payroll and accounting portfolio of Isobel Audit Consulting, a French provider of payroll and accounting services

Central London and Essex-based law firm Fisher Jones Greenwood has completed its acquisition of Sudbury and Braintree-based Steed and Steed. The acquisition has been supported by private equity firm the Blixt Group

Saffery Champness Registered Fiduciaries is set to acquire Cayman Islands-based Holdun Trust Limited

Suntera Global has completed its acquisition of Nedgroup Trust in the Channel Islands following the receipt of regulatory approvals

KPMG UK has signed an agreement to form a joint venture with venture capital advisory firm Acceleris

PwC has acquired London-based innovation consultancy Pollen8

Investor services group IQ-EQ has rebranded its US based companies. Blue River Partners LLC, Constellation Advisers LLC, Concord Trust Company, and Greyline Partners LLC have all rebranded as IQ-EQ

UK insurance broker Howden has acquired SPF Private Clients (SPF), extending its offering to the mortgage broking market while growing its existing general insurance and wealth management services, including high net worth and private client focused businesses