Mental health, AI readiness and sustainability also rank high among UK finance professionals in ACCA’s latest Global Talent Trends survey Nearly two-thirds of Gen Z accountants in the UK say they want to become their own boss, according to new … Read More
Accountancy firm MHA is bucking the trend of professional services opting for private equity investment as its £271m initial public offering (IPO) went live this morning. The UK arm of Baker Tilly International launched onto London’s junior stock market, AIM, … Read More
Ernst & Young (EY) is set to implement one of its most substantial partner redundancy initiatives in decades, aiming to safeguard profitability amid a sustained downturn in professional services demand. The firm plans to eliminate approximately 30 partner positions, predominantly … Read More
The group’s clustering strategy already saw the merging of several units in the Middle East and Africa. Last year KPMG UK also voted to merge with KPMG’s Swiss business KPMG is set to merge dozens of its national affiliates in … Read More
The sale of Grant Thornton UK to private equity firm Cinven could be seen as a watershed moment for the UK accountancy market. It’s not just the size, if reports of a £1.3bn deal are accurate, but the shift from … Read More
Alongside this, the total disclosed deal value also rose from £12.5bn in 2023 to £20.2bn in 2024 M&A activity in the UK’s financial services industry picked up in 2024, with a 26% year-on-year increase in the number of deals, according to … Read More