Paton & Co merges with Patrick Graham & Associates – Daily Business

Peter Graham, Celia Paton, Patrick Paton

Borders estate agency Paton & Co has merged with Peter Graham and Associates, creating a business operating from the Highlands to Northumberland.

The merger reflects growing demand from clients for integrated advisory services across wider geographies, particularly within rural, property and land-based sectors.

It will bring together a team of more than 20 professionals under the Paton & Co brand.

Patrick Paton, managing partner of Paton & Co, said: “This is a natural progression for us. We have built a strong presence in the Borders and Northumberland and this merger allows us to expand that reach while staying true to the way we work.

The merger also brings together three members of the same family, with Patrick Paton and his wife Celia joining forces with her father, Peter Graham, as partners in the business.

Under the new structure, Peter, Patrick and Celia will each become partners in the combined business, alongside existing PGA Partners Teresa Leith and Ed Dunbar and new Partners Tamara Inness and Fiona MacLeod.

Peter Graham, owner of Peter Graham Associates, with offices in Elgin and the Black Isle, said: “Over the years there have been approaches from larger firms, but they don’t want me or my team – they want my clients, and that was never something I was prepared to accept.”

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