Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin is set to be acquired by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in a deal valuing the business at £1.6bn.
The firm - which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee - has recommended an offer to shareholders by subsidiary RBC Wealth Management.
The two firms announced they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all cash offer, through which shareholders will be entitled to 515 pence per Brewin Dolphin share.