ICAS announces Close Brothers partnership

The new five-year partnership agreement builds on the current relationship the specialist financial services group has with ICAS.

Close Brothers Asset Finance has sponsored the ICAS Insolvency and Restructuring Conference for the past four years.

This new agreement will see them becoming Partner for the Insolvency and Restructuring Community for the next five years.

Commenting on the deal, Colin Swanston, managing director, Glasgow Transport division, said: “We are delighted and very proud to have established such a close working relationship with ICAS, who are the world’s first professional body of chartered accountants, formed in 1854, not long before our own formation in 1878.”

Anton Colella, chief executive of ICAS, said: “We are delighted to welcome Close Brothers Asset Finance to our family of partners and look forward to working closely with them over the next five years to develop activity which is of real value to ICAS members.

“To have such a long term commitment from Close Brothers Asset Finance to help us grow our Insolvency and Restructuring Community is really exciting for us and a clear signal of their commitment to ICAS and their long term intent support our members. We look forward to the partnership ahead.”