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London is the UK’s financial hub and home to a diverse mix of global accountancy firms, including the Big Four, challenger firms and smaller boutiques. The city is a focal point for industry developments and leadership activity, and our reporting includes partner appointments, firm expansions, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic investments within the capital.
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Jul- 2025 -15 JulyFeatures
Could Grant Thornton’s EBT model help it attract and retain staff?
Last month, Grant Thornton revealed that when it agreed a deal for outside investment, it had set aside some equity in the business in an Employee Benefit Trust (EBT). As a result, eligible employees at manager grade and above will be allocated equity units. This will aim to reward them…
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11 JulyPeople Moves
Crowe welcomes largest cohort of 10,000 Black Interns Programme
Crowe has revealed that it welcomed 18 new interns last month as part of the 10,000 Black Interns Programme. This marks the firm’s fourth year of supporting the initiative pioneered by the 10,000 Interns Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to transforming the landscape of opportunities and experience for Black talent…
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10 JulyPeople Moves
Dains Group names David Silver as group chair
Dains Group has announced the appointment of investment banker David Silver as its new group chair, following the firm’s largest acquisition to date of Barnes Roffe. Silver has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking, including nine years as head of European investment banking at a US bank.…
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9 JulyPeople Moves
Xeinadin promotes 10 new partners across UK and Ireland
Professional services group Xeinadin has promoted 10 senior professionals to partner, bringing its total number of partners to more than 200 across nine regional hubs. The promotions reflect the firm’s focus on developing its in-house talent and strengthening its strategic advisory services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly in…
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9 JulyPeople Moves
Former PwC partner joins Cooper Parry to lead tax consulting arm
Cooper Parry has appointed former PwC partner Adam Waller as head of tax consulting. Based in Manchester, Waller will lead Cooper Parry’s national tax advisory team, overseeing strategic work across business tax, private client, and transaction tax. He brings more than 25 years of tax experience, including 14 at PwC,…
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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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7 JulyAccounting Firms
Duncan & Toplis expands in North London with NA Associates acquisition
Accountancy and advisory firm Duncan and Toplis has expanded its North London presence with the acquisition of NA Associates. The firm, led by Nick Antoniou and Stephen Hunt, is known for providing accountancy and tax services to individuals and businesses. Its team has relocated to Duncan and Toplis’s existing office…
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4 JulyFeatures
Why accountants want a say in schools’ financial literacy reform
Grace Hardy was 19-years-old when she got her first payslip. It was £1,667 before tax and to her, it was the most money she had ever seen. The only issue was no one had ever told her what to do next. In her own words, she admits: “I didn’t know…
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4 JulyPeople Moves
BDO adds two tax partners to growing practice
Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has expanded its tax practice with the appointment of two new partners. David Lewis has joined the practice from Forvis Mazars as a tax dispute resolution partner in the private client services team, bringing more than 25 years’ experience in investigative tax. He will…
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