"AAB has maintained a longstanding relationship with ESV Business advice and accounting (New South Wales, Australia - TIAG), enabling us to support colleagues in fulfilling their ambitions of working overseas. This partnership has been a valuable recruitment tool, showcasing our ability to offer international opportunities to our team. Over the years, we have been fortunate to send a range of colleagues to Australia, with our most recent returnee arriving back in January 2025.
Additionally, this relationship has played a key role in retention, allowing colleagues to gain experience in different jurisdictions and return with enhanced knowledge and skills that benefit our business. It was particularly rewarding to learn that one of our former team members who moved to ESV in 2022, has since been promoted to Audit Manager in 2025.
We also had a notable collaboration with Mercer & Hole (London, England - TIAG) last year. AAB was approached by a fast-growing tech company to undertake their audit for the year ended 31st March 2024. During our initial discussions, it became clear that a valuation of investments on their balance sheet was required— an exercise that AAB could not complete without compromising our ability to conduct the audit independently.
To address this, AAB reached out to Mercer & Hole to explore their willingness to support the valuation work. Mercer & Hole went above and beyond, delivering exceptional service well within the client’s deadline. This collaboration highlighted the strength of teamwork between alliance members and demonstrated how such partnerships can drive growth for the firms involved.
This engagement further strengthens an already strong relationship between our two firms. In fact, Mercer & Hole recently reciprocated by providing us with a valuation engagement in early 2025. A special thank you to Paul Maberly and Ross Lane and for their support."
––Neil Dinnes; AAB (Scotland - TIAG)
