{"id":2831,"date":"2026-08-21T14:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=2831"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:16:37","slug":"innes-partners-joins-sumer-through-eq-merger-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=2831","title":{"rendered":"Innes &#038; Partners joins Sumer through EQ merger \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"907\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jonathan-Innes-and-Craig-Nicol.png\" alt=\"Jonathan Innes and Craig Nicol\" class=\"wp-image-199142 lazyload\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"907\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jonathan-Innes-and-Craig-Nicol.png\" alt=\"Jonathan Innes and Craig Nicol\" class=\"wp-image-199142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jonathan-Innes-and-Craig-Nicol.png 907w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jonathan-Innes-and-Craig-Nicol-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jonathan-Innes-and-Craig-Nicol-768x514.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jonathan-Innes-and-Craig-Nicol-600x402.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Jonathan Innes and Craig Nicol<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">EQ, part of mid-market accountancy practice Sumer Group, has merged with\u202fInnes &amp; Partners, a firm serving the Inverness and Livingston area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It represents\u00a0a strategic priority for EQ\u00a0to extend into the North of Scotland and will see its headcount rise by 7%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The team has grown from 290 to 310, a significant increase from 140, when EQ joined Sumer Group in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Innes &amp; Partners\u2019 team of 20 professionals will join Sumer\u2019s regional accounting practices of over\u202f3,000 colleagues across more than 70 UK offices.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Craig Nicol, CEO at EQ\u202fsaid:\u00a0\u201cThis\u202fmerger\u202frepresents\u00a0another significant step in our ambitious growth\u00a0strategy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Innes &amp; Partners\u2019 director Jonathan\u00a0Innes,\u00a0who will remain a partner in the Inverness team, commented: \u201cJoining\u202fEQ, and the Sumer Group, marks an exciting new chapter for our firm. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re proud to join\u202fan organisation that shares our commitment to supporting SME businesses and the communities they serve, alongside continuing to support all the\u00a0not-for-profit\u00a0work that we currently do and more.\u201d\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The firm will continue to\u202foperate\u202ffrom its current locations in Inverness and Livingston, ensuring continuity for clients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><strong>Daily Business Bulletin<\/strong>:\u00a0Subscribe here for our free morning bulletin of breaking news<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.7.0) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); 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