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More Scottish firms than ever are making the move to becoming owned by their staff, according to a lawyer at Lindsays. The firm has been involved in almost twice as many employee ownership deals across the country so far this year than in the whole of 2021.

Lindsays has advised another firm on its transition to employee ownership as the Scottish bingo business, Carlton Bingo, made history by becoming the country’s largest and latest employee-owned firm. Douglas Roberts, partner in the corporate and commercial team, alongside Nimarta Cheema of Lin

More employees will become owners of the companies they work for as firms seek to ensure greater resilience in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, according to Lindsays' Douglas Roberts. Mr Roberts has advised on more than 10 employee ownership (EO) deals which have been completed in the past f

Succession planning is never an easy topic for business owners. Passing on an independent or family run business as a going concern will be one of the first priorities when looking to retire or move to a different role within the business, writes Bruce Farquhar. Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) an