EY
Explore the latest news and developments from EY, a leading Big Four firm with a strong presence in the UK. Our coverage focuses on EY’s advisory, audit, tax, and consulting services, including their impact on UK businesses and finance professionals, as well as the firm’s latest appointments and reports.
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Jul- 2025 -9 JulyBusiness
Market uncertainty and investor caution stalls LSE IPO activity, EY finds
The London Stock Exchange saw just nine new listings in the first half of 2025, as heightened geopolitical turbulence continued to dampen market activity, according to data from EY. These nine listings raised £182.8m in total, a 64% year-on-year fall in deal value from the £513.8m raised in H1 2024.…
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9 JulyPeople Moves
S&W appoints energy and infrastructure lead to valuations team
S&W has announced the appointment of energy and infrastructure specialist Phil Gunter-Rees to lead its valuations and modelling team’s energy and infrastructure offering. Gunter-Rees joins from Grant Thornton, where he was a partner in the valuations and modelling team. He previously held senior roles at EY, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and…
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2 JulyPeople Moves
EY appoints new Leeds office managing partner
EY has appointed Kate Jarman as the firm’s new managing partner for its Leeds office. Jarman has more than 20 years of experience and will be responsible for leading a team of around 500 people to serve EY clients across the region. She takes over the role from Tim West,…
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2 JulyCompanies
Unity Advisory launches amid $300m Warburg Pincus backing
Unity Advisory, a new CFO advisory firm based in London, has launched with up to $300m (£218.8m) in funding from private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The firm was founded by Marissa Thomas and Steve Varley, two senior leaders from the UK professional services sector, with additional investment from the founders. …
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Jun- 2025 -24 JuneBig Four
Big Four firms cutting grad jobs in favour of AI
The UK’s Big Four firms are reportedly cutting hundreds of jobs and rolling back graduate recruitment as AI begins to replace junior jobs, City AM has reported. The four firms are said to have stripped back early-career hiring over the last two years, slashing intake by as much as 29%…
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20 JunePeople Moves
Johnston Carmichael appoints Newcastle tax director
Johnston Carmichael has announced the appointment of Adrienne Paterson as tax director in its Newcastle office, strengthening its presence in the North East. Paterson, one of the region’s most experienced transaction tax specialists, began her career at KPMG in the early 1990s and later worked at EY before joining a…
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17 JuneBusiness
Scotland keeps position as UK’s second most attractive FDI destination
Scotland secured 135 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in 2024 and has cemented its reputation as the top UK FDI location outside London, according to data from EY. Despite a drop of seven projects (-4.9%) on the year before, this is still the second highest annual number of projects recorded.…
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12 JunePeople Moves
S&W appoints two new London audit partners
S&W Accountants has announced the appointment of two new audit partners at its London office, strengthening its financial services and private equity practices. Keith Wood joins the professional services firm from EY, and brings over 15 years of experience in asset management and real estate. He has worked across New…
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9 JuneBusiness
UK still most attractive location for foreign investment, EY finds
The UK continues to be Europe’s most attractive location for foreign direct investment (FDI) into financial services, according to EY’s latest Attractiveness Survey for Financial Services. This comes despite total project numbers across Europe falling 11% year-on-year from 329 projects in 2023 to 293 projects in 2024. Although the UK…
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9 JunePeople Moves
Chartered Accountants Ulster Society appoints new chair
Mark Lawther has been elected chair of Chartered Accountants Ulster Society at its 118th annual general meeting. The Ulster Society represents more than 5,700 chartered accountants across Northern Ireland and is a district society of Chartered Accountants Ireland, the largest professional body on the island of Ireland. Lawther is a…
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