Advanced Computer Software acquires accounting IT for £110m
Company News

Advanced Computer Software acquires accounting IT for £110m

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Advanced Computer Software acquires accounting IT ...

Advanced Computer Software acquires Computer Software Holdings in £110m deal, amalgamating their accounting and back-office software offerings Read Mo...

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Quarter of UK top 40 firms eye up mergers with non-legal practices
Accounting Firms

Quarter of UK top 40 firms eye up mergers with non-legal practices

12y Rachael Singh

Quarter of UK top 40 firms eye up mergers with non...

Around 25% of firms in the UK top 40 are considering a tie-up with a non-legal practice within the next two years, according to research by accounting...

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RSM Tenon pays Bentley Jennison partners £1.2m
Accounting Firms

RSM Tenon pays Bentley Jennison partners £1.2m

12y Rachael Singh

RSM Tenon pays Bentley Jennison partners £1.2m

RSM Tenon pays RSM Bentley Jennison partners £1.2m for the six months ending 31 December 2012 Read More...

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Baldwins acquires Black Country practice
Accounting Firms

Baldwins acquires Black Country practice

12y Beth Abel

Baldwins acquires Black Country practice

Black Country practices acquires Gravestock & Owen to expand its reach in the west and east Midlands Read More...

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Nearly a quarter of firms would merge this year
Accounting Firms

Nearly a quarter of firms would merge this year

12y Rachael Singh

Nearly a quarter of firms would merge this year

Research shows mergers are on the radar for a quarter of firms looking to expand their operations Read More...

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Harrow accountancy practices merge
Accounting Firms

Harrow accountancy practices merge

12y Rachael Singh

Harrow accountancy practices merge

Independent London-based firms RDP Newmans and Stephen Daniel & Co have merged Read More...

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Creating a successful exit strategy isn’t just about the numbers
Accounting Firms

Creating a successful exit strategy isn’t just about the numbers

12y Neil Davidson

Creating a successful exit strategy isn’t just abo...

Although research suggests M&A activity is down there are a few secrets of success a firm can adhere to, to attract the right match Read More...

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Don’t let software licensing fall between the M&A cracks
Technology

Don’t let software licensing fall between the M&A cracks

12y Michala Wardell

Don’t let software licensing fall between the M&am...

First choice were fined and ordered to pay £81,000 licensing costs post acquisition, BSA’s Michala Wardell warns not to let M&A activity catch you...

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BDO/PKF merger confirmed
Accounting Firms

BDO/PKF merger confirmed

12y Rachael Singh

BDO/PKF merger confirmed

Merged firms to be called BDO and process to be completed by spring 2013 Read More...

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Xstrata CFO turns down Glencore role
People Business

Xstrata CFO turns down Glencore role

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Xstrata CFO turns down Glencore role

Trevor Reid will not take up CFO role at Glencore Xstrata after investors voted against a controversial package of retention bonuses Read More...

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Hayles & Partners mergers with McGregors Corporate
Accounting Firms

Hayles & Partners mergers with McGregors Corporate

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Hayles & Partners mergers with McGregors Corpo...

Combined firm is to be re-named MGC Hayles and will employ 50 staff across the three offices in the Midlands Read More...

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Colin: Hidden in plain view
Company News

Colin: Hidden in plain view

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Hidden in plain view

"What goes on behind closed doors?" asks Colin Read More...

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PKF Chinese firm to join BDO
Accounting Firms

PKF Chinese firm to join BDO

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

PKF Chinese firm to join BDO

More merger efforts between BDO and PKF Read More...

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RSM Tenon leaps to the top of UK M&A advisor table
Accounting Firms

RSM Tenon leaps to the top of UK M&A advisor table

12y Rachael Singh

RSM Tenon leaps to the top of UK M&A advisor table

Listed firm storms Experian table as second most popular advisor on mergers & acquisitions in the UK, up from 20th Read More...

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Practice Manager: Is PKF the real deal as BDO plays catch-up?
Accounting Firms

Practice Manager: Is PKF the real deal as BDO plays catch-up?

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Practice Manager: Is PKF the real deal as BDO play...

BDO and PKF need to find an answer to stagnating performance - but will two into one go? Read More...

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Grant Thornton to pay £7m for RSM Tenon’s IVA factory
Business Recovery

Grant Thornton to pay £7m for RSM Tenon’s IVA factory

12y Rachael Singh

Grant Thornton to pay £7m for RSM Tenon’s IVA fact...

RSM Tenon signs binding agreement to offload its IVA business to Grant Thornton for about £7m Read More...

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BDO/PKF - deal details are where the fun's at
Accounting Firms

BDO/PKF - deal details are where the fun's at

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

BDO/PKF - deal details are where the fun's at

Merger discussions are fine, but the real fun comes after the ink has dried on the contract and two firms must become one Read More...

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Top fee earner or the most experienced - who should lead?
Accounting Firms

Top fee earner or the most experienced - who should lead?

12y Accountancy Age

Top fee earner or the most experienced - who shoul...

Latest research from organisational change consultancy Crelos asks if the view from the top should be through the eyes of the experienced or the bigge...

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Menzies merges with TAL-London
Accounting Firms

Menzies merges with TAL-London

12y Rachael Singh

Menzies merges with TAL-London

Former London office of Target Chartered Accountants, TAL-London, merges into Menzies with no planned redundancies Read More...

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Wilkins Kennedy merges with Hertford firm
Accounting Firms

Wilkins Kennedy merges with Hertford firm

13y Rachael Singh

Wilkins Kennedy merges with Hertford firm

Top 25 firm acquires Hertford-based P R Hornsby & Co, making the combined practice the largest in the area Read More...

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KPMG buys European procurement business
Accounting Firms

KPMG buys European procurement business

13y Accountancy Age

KPMG buys European procurement business

Acquisition of German and Switzerland-based procurement company will see KPMG create a global procurement services base for its member firms Read More...

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Panned M&A deals causing restatements, study finds
Management

Panned M&A deals causing restatements, study finds

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Panned M&A deals causing restatements, study finds

About 18% of companies whose M&A deals were poorly received by investors later had to restate results Read More...

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Lincoln firm Wright Vigar acquires rival
Accounting Firms

Lincoln firm Wright Vigar acquires rival

13y Rachael Singh

Lincoln firm Wright Vigar acquires rival

Acquisition of McGregors Corporate increases Wright's client base by 400 Read More...

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GT picks up BDO’s 'risky' Australian practices
Company News

GT picks up BDO’s 'risky' Australian practices

13y Richard Crump , Writer

GT picks up BDO’s 'risky' Australian practices

The Victoria and New South Wales practices were expelled from BDO International because of ‘unreasonable risks' Read More...

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Menzies partners with consultants to grow service lines
Accounting Firms

Menzies partners with consultants to grow service lines

13y Rachael Singh

Menzies partners with consultants to grow service ...

Top 30 firm sets up strategic partnership with Insight MSC to increase accounting capabilities Read More...

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Divestments to soar 92% in 2012, says Deloitte
Corporate Finance

Divestments to soar 92% in 2012, says Deloitte

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Divestments to soar 92% in 2012, says Deloitte

There are potential European corporate spinoffs with a value worth £131bn in the pipeline Read More...

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Chantrey Vellacott snaps up Target's Reading office
Accounting Firms

Chantrey Vellacott snaps up Target's Reading office

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Chantrey Vellacott snaps up Target's Reading offic...

25 former Target staff join Chantrey Vellacott in deal Read More...

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