Nearly 50% of UK Accounting Practices Open to PE Funding: Kingsley Napley

Nearly 50% of UK accounting practices open to PE funding: Kingsley Napley

A survey by Kingsley Napley indicates that 46% of UK accounting companies are open to private equity investment.   Of the 22 respondents from the top 60 UK accounting practices, 27% have already received private equity funding, while 19% are considering it in the future.   The survey highlights the growing interest in private equity within the sector.  A total of 86% of the respondents reported receiving approaches from private equity houses or …

More Than Half of UK Firms Surveyed Aren't Interested in Private Equity

For their headline about a professional services survey from UK law firm Kingsley Napley, Accountancy Age chose to go with the glass half empty approach: “Half of UK accountancy firms open to private equity.” That number was actually 46% — definitely not half — and we feel it’s strongly countered by a figure in the survey that’s actually more than half: 54% of respondent firms that said they had no interest in private equity investment now or do…