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Corporate Finance and Deal Advisory
We offer a dedicated team of experienced individuals with a focus on successfully executing transactions for corporates and financial institutions. We offer an integrated approach, with our corporate finance specialists working seamlessly with tax and other specialists to ensure that every angle is covered.
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Digital Risk
Grant Thornton offers solutions to the digital risk issues you are sure to face. Our skilled and experienced security team can helping by advising and consulting, giving you peace of mind, clear value for money and an enhanced ability to react to attacks.
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Technology Consulting
Motivating and assisting our clients to pursue, maintain and secure the benefits of digital solutions is at the core of our Digital Transformation teams' agenda and goals. We work with business leaders to deliver efficient digital strategies and operating models that provide new or enhanced capabilities.
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Economic Advisory
Our all-island Economics Advisory team combines expertise in economics and business with a wealth of experience across the public and private sectors.
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Forensic Accounting
We have a different way of doing business by delivering real insight through a combination of technical rigour, commercial experience and intuitive judgment. We take pride in delivering responsive and tailored solutions to all our clients, capitalising on the wealth of experience housed within our Belfast and wider Forensics team
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People and Change Consulting
The Grant Thornton People & Change Consulting practice works with clients on these issues as well as on all aspects of how they attract, retain, engage develop, deploy and lead their people.
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Restructuring
We work with a wide variety of clients and stakeholders such as high street banks, private equity funds, directors, government agencies and creditors to implement solutions which provide the best possible outcomes.
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Corporate and International Tax
Northern Ireland businesses face further challenges as they operate in the only part of the UK that has a land border with a country offering a lower tax rate.
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Employer Solutions
Our team specialises in remuneration and incentive planning and works closely with employers, shareholders and employees to ensure that business strategies are aligned and goals achieved in the most tax efficient, cost-effective manner.
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Entrepreneur and Private Client Taxes
Our team of experienced advisors are on hand to guide you through any decision or transaction ranging from the establishment of new business ventures, to realising value on exit, to succession planning and providing for loved ones.
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Global Mobility Services
Grant Thornton offer a different approach to managing global mobility. We have brought together specialists from our tax, global payroll, people and change and financial accounting teams across Ireland and Northern Ireland, while drawing on the knowledge and insights of our global network of over 143 offices of mobility professionals to provide you with a holistic approach to managing global mobility.
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Outsourced Payroll
Our outsourced service provides valued service to over 150 separate PAYE schemes. These ranging from 1 to 1000 employees, working for micro, SME and global employers. The service is supported by the integrated network of tax and global mobility teams and the wider Grant Thornton network delivering a seamless service. Experienced staff deliver a personal service built around your business needs.
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Tax Disputes and Investigations
Our Tax Disputes and Investigation team is made up of tax experts and former HMRC investigators who have years of experience in dealing with a variety of tax investigations. Our expertise and insight can guide you through all interactions, keeping your cost at a minimum while allowing you to continue with the day to day running of your business.
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VAT and Indirect Taxes
At Grant Thornton (NI) LLP, our team helps Northern Ireland businesses manage their UK and global indirect tax risks which, as transactional taxes, can quickly become big liabilities.
Food and Beverage M&A deals becoming more International
Grant Thornton’s latest Food and Beverage Insights highlighted the increased level of cross border deals for UK and Ireland sellers and acquirers. In 2018, 40% of food and beverage transactions in UK and Ireland had overseas buyers. Undoubtedly “Brexit proofing” and the relative weakness of sterling, making UK assets more affordable, will have impacted international deal activity. This trend has been replicated locally, reinforcing the need to have an international network to identify buyers and maximise value.
https://www.grantthornton.co.uk/en/insights/cross-border-fb-deal-activity-continues-to-rise
Balmoral Panellists chew over the Food Industry
The curtain is now drawn on another successful Balmoral Show. The annual Ulster Bank lunch raised lots of opportunities and challenges for our local industry operating in an increasing global and more uncertain world. The Panellists from Keelings, ABP and Ulster Bank covered a range of pertinent issues including consumer trends, innovation, and the thorny issues of farm profitability and succession amongst others. The call came out once again for the urgent need for a new marketing board for Northern Ireland to help maximise the prospect of growing our local sector especially in the light of Brexit. Northern Ireland was compared to our near neighbours in the Republic of Ireland who have been funding initiatives to support international marketing for years. Work yet to be done locally!
Focus on Sustainability – Leading Supermarket first mover on Plastic
Increasingly consumers are becoming more aware of the importance of the environment. Programmes like BBC’s Blue Planet series has highlight the global problem of plastic. The Food and Beverage industry is at the forefront of these issues with an increased focus on sustainability and reducing waste. In June, Sainsbury became the first supermarket to get rid of plastic in its fresh produce and bakery departments. Expect even more initiatives from the sector in a bid to change consumer behaviours.