Grant Thornton expands its corp finance team

Grant Thornton has expanded its corporate finance team, targeting prospects for the Scottish mergers and acquisitions market despite growing fears that the global credit crunch will result in a marked slowdown in Scotland.

The company has added two senior specialists from London to its Scottish team. Scott Langlands has joined from brokerage Oriel Securities while David Sloan has transferred from GT's audit function, The Herald reports.

Grant Thornton has also announced a number of promotions within its corporate finance department such as the elevation of director David Cockburn to partner level.

Cockburn confirmed there had been no sign of a let-up over the last year and the team had a strong pipeline of deals in the mid-market.

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