The market for acquiring accountancy practices is being re-energised by more varied suitors, such as outsourcers, private equity and IT firms, says Keith Underwood.
There have been stirrings in the accountancy acquisition market over the past 18 months. The consolidators have long gone, but the market is attracting attention from a couple of groups of new, specialist buyers.
As published in the ACCAs Accounting and Business Magazine, May edition.