Thinking of buying or selling a practice?
Tell the M&A desk what you are weighing up: selling, buying, merging or bringing in a partner. It stays between you and The Firm’s editors. Before you price anything, hear how other owners’ deals went.
Tell us what you are weighing up
A few lines is enough: the kind of practice, where it is, and roughly when. Nothing you send here is published. If you would rather list the firm yourself, it is free to list and confidential if you want it.
Six ways to use it
- 01 Firm for sale The whole practice — clients, team and systems — to a new owner. Sell your firm →
- 02 Succession or exit A staged handover: bring in the next owner while you are still there. Plan your exit →
- 03 Merger Combine with another practice for scale, capacity or a second office. Find a merger partner →
- 04 Seeking a partner An equity partner to join the existing owners. Find a partner →
- 05 Buy-in available A defined equity stake for a senior accountant to buy into. Offer a buy-in →
- 06 Buyer looking to acquire A buyer describing the practice or client book they are looking for. Post what you want to buy →
Three more ways
- 04 Seeking a partner An equity partner to join the existing owners. Find a partner →
- 05 Buy-in available A defined equity stake for a senior accountant to buy into. Offer a buy-in →
- 06 Buyer looking to acquire A buyer describing the practice or client book they are looking for. Post what you want to buy →
How it works
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List in ten minutes
Describe the practice, set a price or keep it on application, and choose whether the firm name is shown. Free to list.
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An editor checks it
While the board is new, a person reads every listing before it goes live, usually within one business day. Then it is up for 60 days, with a reminder a week before the term ends.
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Enquiries come to you
Buyers enquire through their account on The Firm, and each enquiry comes to you by email with who is asking. Reply from your dashboard; nothing is public until you choose.
Buying? Post what you are looking for. When a practice that matches it is listed, we email you both: you get the listing, the seller gets a link to your post. Or get an email alert without posting anything.
Hear first when a practice like yours is listed
Tell us what you would buy and where. When a matching listing goes live, we email you the link. Confirm once, stop it from any alert email.
M&A intelligence
Before you price it, hear how the deals really went
Latest M&A Diaries
Our M&A reporting
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- Building a firm you can sell (or step away from) 29 Nov 2025
- Is private equity the only path for accountancy firms to survive? 29 Nov 2025
- Why Tyler Caskey refuses to sell himself on LinkedIn (and still lands million-dollar clients) 29 Nov 2025
Valuation guide
What is my accounting firm worth?
What drives a practice valuation, what buyers pay for, and what costs sellers most.
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I find accounting firms for sale?
- Listings on this board come straight from owners in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, South Africa: firms for sale, succession and exit opportunities, mergers, buy-ins and practices seeking a partner. Set up a buyer alert and you hear when a practice that matches what you want is listed.
- How do I sell my accounting or bookkeeping practice here?
- Create a listing in about ten minutes. It is free. Describe the practice, show a price or keep it on application, and choose whether the firm name appears. An editor reads it before it goes live, then it stays up for 60 days.
- Can I list my practice without naming the firm?
- Yes. You choose whether the firm name is shown. Buyers enquire through their account on The Firm, each enquiry reaches you by email with who is asking, and nothing about you becomes public until you decide to share it.
- How is an accounting practice valued?
- It depends on what a buyer is actually acquiring: how recurring the fees are, how concentrated the client base is, how much depends on the owner, and how clean the systems and team are. The valuation guide works through each factor so you can see what lifts or drags your own practice before you set a price.
- I want to buy a firm but nothing suitable is listed. What can I do?
- Post a "buyer looking to acquire" listing: when a practice that matches it is listed, we email you both. You can also turn on alerts for the region and type of practice you want, or tell the M&A desk privately what you are looking for.
Buying or selling in the next few years?
Join the M&A list: new practices on the board and our reporting on how deals are really done, in The Firm’s newsletter. Free, and one click to leave.
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