M&A
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How to buy an accounting firm: from first search to year one
Buying an accounting firm is mostly a bet on whether its clients will stay, so every stage from search to integration should be built around retention. This guide covers where practices for sale are found, the due…
How a partner buy-in works at an accounting firm
A partner buy-in at an accounting firm buys a capital account, a share of goodwill and a slice of future profit, and how each is valued and paid for decides whether the deal works. This guide walks the incoming partner…
Your software vendor just got acquired. Five questions to ask
Accrual announced on 2 September 2026 that it is acquiring Puzzle's accounting-firm technology and business, splitting the company along a customer boundary and leaving firms on the firm-facing product with a migration.…
How to integrate an accounting firm after an acquisition
Most buyers pour their effort into diligence and treat integration as something that begins on closing day, which is where acquisitions of accounting firms quietly lose the revenue they just paid for. This is a working…
Thinking of selling your firm? Here’s exactly what buyers will pay for (and what they won’t)
Tips for successful post-completion integration in M&A
John Holliday of Pocknolls Accountants on the work after an M&A deal completes: integrating teams, branding, keeping clients, adjusting fees gradually and phasing in systems.
7 lessons learned from tough acquisitions in M&A
Navigating M&A as an independent accounting firm
A cross-atlantic perspective on M&A in accounting: key differences between the UK and USA
Independent firms vs private equity: Will small practices survive the accounting revolution?
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