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Accounting firm consolidators: who is buying UK practices

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Each row is an announcement on the buyer's, the firm's or a deal adviser's own page, read on 28 October 2026. The title is the announcement's own words; we add nothing about price, because none of them states one.

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The announcements, by buyer

Azets: Azets acquires accountancy and wealth management firm Milne Craig

Announced on the page linked, read on 28 October 2026. The page publishes no price for the deal.

Source: Azets: acquires Milne Craig

Azets: Azets acquires Gorilla Accounting

Announced on the page linked, read on 28 October 2026. The page publishes no price for the deal.

Source: Azets: acquires Gorilla Accounting

Xeinadin: Xeinadin Acquires Three Leading Accountancy Firms

Announced on the page linked, read on 28 October 2026. The page publishes no price for the deal.

Source: Xeinadin: acquires three accountancy firms

Xeinadin: Xeinadin Acquires Leading Award-Winning Central Manchester Practice

Announced on the page linked, read on 28 October 2026. The page publishes no price for the deal.

Source: Xeinadin: acquires a central Manchester practice

AAB: AAB announce deal with Kreston Reeves creating a £200m+ group

Announced on the page linked, read on 28 October 2026. The page publishes no price for the deal.

Source: AAB: deal with Kreston Reeves

AAB: AAB closes deal with Kreston Reeves

Announced on the page linked, read on 28 October 2026. The page publishes no price for the deal.

Source: AAB: closes deal with Kreston Reeves

Gravita: Critchleys accountants joins challenger firm, Gravita

Announced on the page linked, read on 28 October 2026. The page publishes no price for the deal.

Source: Gravita: Critchleys joins Gravita

Gravita: Davis Grant joins Gravita

Announced on the page linked, read on 28 October 2026. The page publishes no price for the deal.

Source: Gravita: Davis Grant joins Gravita

Gravita: Buzzacott advises on the acquisition of Haines Watts Western by Gravita

Announced on the page linked, read on 28 October 2026. The page publishes no price for the deal.

Source: Buzzacott: Haines Watts Western acquired by Gravita

Sumer Group: Yorkshire powerhouse BHP agrees to join Sumer Group

Announced on the page linked, read on 28 October 2026. The page publishes no price for the deal.

Source: BHP: joins Sumer Group

Sumer Group: Sumer merger: a Q&A with HW Fisher's Managing Partner Andy Rich

Announced on the page linked, read on 28 October 2026. The page publishes no price for the deal.

Source: HW Fisher: the Sumer merger

Sumer Group: Leading Accountancy Firm to Join Sumer Group

Announced on the page linked, read on 28 October 2026. The page publishes no price for the deal.

Source: NI Chamber: accountancy firm to join Sumer Group

Cooper Parry: Advising Cooper Parry on the acquisition of Haines Watts Thames

Announced on the page linked, read on 28 October 2026. The page publishes no price for the deal.

Source: Gateley: Cooper Parry acquires Haines Watts Thames

What the list does not say

It is not every deal and it ranks nobody. It is the announcements we read, in the buyers' and firms' own words. A group that does not publish its deals, or publishes them only to clients, is not here because we will not name a buyer from anything but what it published.

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Sources

This site's own dataset, every figure quoted from its source and dated:

  • The Audit Firm Control Rules carries 3 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 10 to 50 percent, read 28 October 2026.
  1. Companies Act 2006, Schedule 10 Part 2
  2. ICAEW: what private equity might mean for a firm's audit status
  3. ICAEW: eligibility when changing your firm structure
  4. ICAEW (RSB): private equity investment in audit firms
  5. ICAEW: audit eligibility changes, key definitions
  6. FRC: Ethical Standard for auditors
  7. Azets: acquires Milne Craig
  8. Azets: acquires Gorilla Accounting
  9. Xeinadin: acquires three accountancy firms
  10. Xeinadin: acquires a central Manchester practice
  11. AAB: deal with Kreston Reeves
  12. AAB: closes deal with Kreston Reeves
  13. Gravita: Critchleys joins Gravita
  14. Gravita: Davis Grant joins Gravita
  15. Buzzacott: Haines Watts Western acquired by Gravita
  16. BHP: joins Sumer Group
  17. HW Fisher: the Sumer merger
  18. NI Chamber: accountancy firm to join Sumer Group
  19. Gateley: Cooper Parry acquires Haines Watts Thames
  20. IK Partners: majority stake in Dains
  21. Houlihan Lokey: Cooper Parry, Waterland, Lee Equity
  22. Arrowpoint: Kreston Reeves acquired by AAB

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