Following my email of 22 August announcing that Baker Tilly UK had reached agreement to acquire the trading operations of RSM Tenon Group plc, I am pleased to report that Baker Tilly has now formally completed its acquisition of RSM Tenon Ltd. Below is a copy of the official press release issued by Baker Tilly.

In the 25 years since Baker Tilly was itself created in a merger, the firm has carried out five mergers of national significance and 27 regional and local office mergers. This experience gives them the expertise necessary to make this merger a great success.

Official press release:

Following unanimous approval by its shareholders over the weekend, Baker Tilly is pleased to announce that it has now formally completed its acquisition of the profitable trading operations of RSM Tenon Group plc.

RSM Tenon will continue trading under that name for a short period of time while a rolling programme of integration gets under way to seamlessly create one newly merged firm operating as Baker Tilly.

The jobs and employment rights of RSM Tenon’s 2,300 partners and staff in its 35 offices across the UK are unaffected and the provision of professional services to clients in both firms will continue without interruption.

Laurence Longe, Baker Tilly’s national managing partner, said: “This merger is an excellent outcome for the clients, partners and staff of both firms. Bringing the professional skills, strengths and expertise of Baker Tilly and RSM Tenon together as one firm will significantly enhance our offering to the market and provide further opportunities for growth both nationally and internationally”.