Friends Legal has acquired the biggest firm of solicitors and estate agents in East Lothian.
The takeover of Garden Stirling Burnet (GSB) creates a business with over £7m-a-year turnover and 60 staff in six offices across Scotland. It also gives Glasgow-headquartered Friends Legal a platform to create one of the biggest specialist private client firms in Scotland.
The Garden Stirling Burnet name will be retained, while becoming part of the Friends Legal network.