PE-backed Grant Thornton defies market trends with recruitment drive November 18, 2025 Private equity-backed accountancy giant Grant Thornton is bucking the trend in the professional service market with its plans to recruit 160 new partners over the next two years. Back in December, the firm’s partners unanimously voted in favour of an investment from private equity firm Cinven in a deal expected to value the firm at up to [...]
PE, mergers, and AI: Professional services faces its most pivotal moment for 20 years November 18, 2025 The professional services industry is arguably going through its most critical time in the last 20 years. As it sits on its train to the future, where it jumps off will seal its fate, as each move firms take will be critical to what the industry may look like in the next 10 years. While [...]
BDO fined £6.5m after regulator slams it for faking audit evidence November 6, 2025 Business advisory giant BDO has been slapped with a £6.5m fine after two of its former audit engagement partners made admissions of misconduct. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) launched an investigation after receiving formal complaints about the dishonest conduct of a BDO senior manager between 2015 and 2019, including the creation of false audit evidence, [...]
UK and Irish BDO firms set sights on ‘landmark’ mid-market merger November 5, 2025 The UK arm of accountancy and business advisory giant BDO is in merger talks with its Irish counterpart, highlighting a clear ambition for growth. The potential merger would be a landmark moment for both businesses. It would create one of the biggest accountancy firms in Europe, focusing on the entrepreneurial, growing, and ambitious mid-market heartland. [...]
MHA: Revenue jumps in first results since IPO August 14, 2025 Listed accountancy firm MHA revenue soars 45 per cent over the last financial year to £224.2m in the group's first result since launching onto the London Stock Exchange earlier this year
British body tames AI audit frontier with world’s first global standard July 21, 2025 BSI has published the world’s first international standard to help ensure the quality of audits and protect against a ‘wild west’ of unchecked AI providers
Private equity boom: Nearly 9 in 10 accountancy firms approached last year July 21, 2025 The interest in UK accountancy firms from private equity houses is at an all-time high, as exclusive data revealed the appetite for 'a major injection of funds' is on both sides
Shell forced to file amended US filings after EY broke audit rules July 2, 2025 Shell is to file amended regulatory filings after Big Four firm EY told the energy giant it broke audit rules
Big Four: US fines Deloitte, PwC and EY over exam cheating June 26, 2025 The US accountancy regulator has fined the Dutch arms of Deloitte, PwC, and EY $8.5m over 'widespread exam misconduct'.
Vibe shift: Gen-Z accountants ditch partnership ambitions for start-ups June 25, 2025 Accountant students aspire to start their own business, marking a generational shift away from the traditional route