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Full coverage: Accountancy

Having sold a majority stake in his accountancy firm, Anthony Casey is now hunting for 20 more firms to do the same

Earlier this year, German accountancy firm ETL acquired 51% of Noone Casey. Anthony Casey talks about the deal and the ETL model.

Ian Kehoe
20th Nov, 2023 - 6 min read

HLB Ireland and FutureRange start expanding internationally in cybersecurity and IT services

HLB Ireland is offering cybersecurity and IT services to the HLB network overseas with its partner FutureRange. It is also looking for acquisitions in Ireland and Britain.

Tom Lyons
9th Oct, 2023 - 3 min read

How, after years of approaches, Quintas found the right buyer in the private equity-backed Xeinadin

The Cork-based accountancy firm Quintas has a new owner – Xeinadin Group, the British accounting firm. Quintas managing partner Paul O'Connell explains why the deal made sense, and how it came about.

Ian Kehoe
22nd Sep, 2023 - 5 min read

“One of the things we did not have in our toolkit”: Why Ifac acquired Friel Stafford

The merger between two SME-focused accountancy firms will create a nationwide network covering all services including insolvency and restructuring.

Thomas Hubert
7th Jul, 2023 - 2 min read

An independent man: HLB Ireland’s Mark Butler on making acquisitions and rebuffing approaches

HLB Ireland has just folded boutique accountancy firm John McCarrick & Associates into its practice, the fifth transaction it has completed. HLB’s managing partner Mark Butler gives the rationale for the deal, and outlines his firm’s expansion plan.

Tom Lyons
22nd Jun, 2023 - 5 min read

Veteran accountant Tony Kelly sets up own business

The former managing partner of Dublin-based accountancy BCK has decided to go out on his own.

Tom Lyons
24th Mar, 2023 - 1 min read

Baker Tilly Ireland has been acquired by a private equity-backed challenger group

The business advisory firm, which has two offices in Ireland, has been acquired by Azets, a fast-growing challenger accountancy group whose own future ownership is in the balance.

Rosanna Cooney
1st Mar, 2023 - 2 min read

“I’d say the institute could be a little bit nervous about what I might do”

Sinead Donovan, the chairperson of Grant Thornton, has strong views about the future of the accountancy profession – and the wider corporate boardroom. As the incoming president of Chartered Accountants Ireland, she will have a platform to advance her agenda.

Ian Kehoe
21st Feb, 2023 - 11 min read

The man from Mazars: Tom O’Brien on inflation, expansion and tackling the Big Four

As managing partner of Mazars, Tom O’Brien leads a growing firm in an industry in flux. In this interview, he talks about being a liquidator during the crash, his ambitions for Mazars and the outlook for the Irish economy.

Ian Kehoe
6th Jul, 2022 - 9 min read

Accountancy giants are cutting ties with Moscow. Will this extend to the books they watch for Russian firms in Ireland?

EY and Grant Thornton are the registered auditors of Irish companies channelling multi-billion-dollar Russian interests, now targeted by international sanctions. They are severing ties with partner firms in Russia, but what will happen in Ireland is less clear.

Thomas Hubert
8th Mar, 2022 - 5 min read
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