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Blog4th Dec 2018

Oil & Gas deals market on the rise

We have witnessed a steady increase in Merger and Acquisition (“M&A”) activity in the Oil & Gas sector in 2018 with a number of high profile transactions concerning companies and/or asset sales in the upstream exploration & production (E&P) space…

Blog3rd Dec 2018

Capital Allowances Budget 2018 – Part 3

My previous blogs have discussed significant changes in the budget to Capital Allowances. In addition to these, the budget also made some other changes.

Blog30th Nov 2018

Wrong data can still be right

Data. An endless supply of information wanted by everyone in the business. Are we ensuring that we are receiving (or giving) the data in the correct format, the correct volume required and the data itself correct?

Blog28th Nov 2018

The cost of poor quality of data – how much does it cost your business?

Faced with a tough downturn, the oil and gas industry has been working harder than ever to find smarter ways to do business.  Collaboration and a focus on continuous improvement has seen a positive impact in a number of companies. …

Blog26th Nov 2018

Capital Allowances Budget 2018 – Part 2

My previous blog discussed the introduction of the new Buildings Allowances. However, the 2018 budget also introduced some other changes, one of the most significant was the temporary increase in the Annual Investment Allowance (“AIA”) to £1,000,000 from 1 January…

Blog25th Nov 2018

The changing face of fundraising

Fundraising for start-ups or early stage companies has never been easy but with more and more technology companies emerging each year, the competition to secure investment is becoming even more challenging.

By Gillian Rushton

Blog23rd Nov 2018

Crowdfunding – a revolutionary finance solution

  The rise of digital platforms has made it possible for businesses to raise finance directly from their end customers. Bypassing traditional channels, crowdfunding has grown in popularity in recent years and become a go-to solution for new and existing…

Blog20th Nov 2018

The importance of a planned exit strategy

For many private business owners, selling their business isn’t something that regularly plays on their mind.  When it’s full steam ahead looking after the day to day demands of running the company it’s easy to think that it’s a topic…

By Lyn Calder

Blog19th Nov 2018

Capital Allowances Budget 2018 – Part 1

The 2018 Autumn Budget proposed some exciting changes year for Capital Allowances.

Blog19th Nov 2018

North Sea Oil & Gas: The Outlook for Deal Making

The ongoing recovery in the oil price and increasing pricing certainty continues to improve the North Sea Oil & Gas M&A landscape with activity led by the upstream E&P corporate and asset transactions. There are many notable examples, with Total’s…

Blog16th Nov 2018

When companies go bust, who gets what?

Insolvency in a process that the vast majority of business people will have little direct experience of – which is not bad of course. When a company does go into an insolvency process, the process by which the insolvency practitioner…

By Duncan Raggett

Blog15th Nov 2018

The Brexit Breakfast Seminar

AAB would like to invite you to join us on Thursday 6th December, 7.30am – 9.30am at The AAB Aberdeen Office, Prime Four Business Park, Kingswells, AB15 8PU for our Brexit Breakfast Seminar.