UK accountancy and advisory company Burgess Hodgson has secured an undisclosed investment from US private equity group Abry Partners.
The Kent-based firm caters to fast-growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individual customers across the UK.
Established in 1938, Burgess Hodgson, with headquarters in Canterbury, offers accounting and advisory services to more than 5,000 SME clients.
The firm’s team of more than 200 professionals delivers a broad range of services, including audit, tax, accounts advisory, outsourced finance, payroll, and corporate advisory solutions.
Abry said the investment represents a key step in the professional services provider’s expansion plans, offering both strategic guidance and financial backing to scale the business.
The partnership aims to extend the firm’s geographic reach, strengthen its digital infrastructure, and support selective acquisitions as it evolves into a larger, multi-regional advisory platform.
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By GlobalDataBurgess Hodgson’s leadership and partners will maintain significant equity ownership and will continue to guide the firm’s strategic direction.
As part of the investment, Mark Pacitti, former global leader of Deloitte’s Corporate Finance Advisory practice and past chairman of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty, will join the board of Burgess Hodgson as non-executive chairman.
The transaction’s completion is contingent upon customary regulatory approvals.
Continuum Advisory Partners is acting as the exclusive financial advisor to Burgess Hodgson, while Hines Associates and Paul Hastings (Europe) are advising and providing legal counsel to Abry Partners.
