Scottish craft beer giant BrewDog has closed all of its bars for the day as it works to complete the sale of its business.
The Ellon-based company, founded in 2007 by James Watt and Martin Dickie, brought in consultants AlixPartners last month after failing to make a profit in recent years.
Chief Executive James Taylor told staff in an internal email that meetings would be held on Monday, with all bars closed for the day due to licensing issues.
The email said: "We appreciate this is an unsettling time for everyone, and we want to ensure that all colleagues have the opportunity to hear directly from us about what happens next.
"We will therefore be holding a series of company-wide All Hands calls tomorrow (Monday) for all employees across the whole business. These will be scheduled tomorrow.
"To enable everyone to attend, and to comply with licensing issues arising from an anticipated change of ownership, we have taken the decision that none of our bars will open tomorrow (Monday). All sites will remain closed for the day.
"We have also cancelled food and beer deliveries, as well as customer bookings, for that day."
BrewDog, which employs around 1,400 people, operated around 60 bars in the UK with breweries in the US, Australia and Germany, as well as its headquarters in Ellon in Aberdeenshire.
The company posted a £37million loss last year and has since announced job cuts and halted its spirit production at its Ellon distillery. It also closed 10 of its UK bars, including its flagship pub in Aberdeen.