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Macquarie Capital Private Equity Investment Europe

AMS

Company background

AMS Accountants Group (‘AMS’) is a national professional services firm providing audit and accounting, tax and advisory services to mid-market companies, owner-managed businesses and entrepreneurs; operating with a client and people-first approach.

What attracted us

  • Leading mid-market accounting and advisory firm delivering exceptional organic growth (alongside strong client satisfaction scores) with a consistent and recurring revenue base
  • Compelling buy-and-build consolidation opportunity in a fragmented market supported by a clear value creation plan
  • Aligned partnership with two experienced and highly motivated founding partners, invested in delivering a vision to become a leading mid-market accounting and advisory firm in the UK

Our value creation strategy

  • Accelerate organic growth by enhancing cross-selling to existing clients, whilst delivering operational efficiency and developing new service lines to capture client demand
  • Support a disciplined buy-and-build strategy with a robust M&A pipeline, focusing on creating value through revenue synergies
  • Build tech-enabled institutional systems and processes to become a ‘firm of the future’
Our vision is to build a market leading mid-market Accounting and Advisory firm in the UK, with a people-first culture to attract the best talent. We went to market with a clear brief, to find a minority growth investor which was strategically aligned and had a passion to invest in both people and technology as part of our value creation plan, and that is exactly what we got with Macquarie Capital. The cultural fit with the Macquarie Capital team has been very complimentary to our business and we are excited for the journey ahead."

Ebrahim Sidat
Founding Partner and CEO of AMS  

“Our approach is all about investing in relationships, and putting the client at the centre of what we do. This transcends into our M&A strategy where we focus on partnering with firms that pride themselves on client service and satisfaction, rather than just financial metrics. This binds us in a common purpose, to serve the client.

What was clear is that Macquarie Capital have the same client-centric approach, focused on cultivating relationships to allow honest conversations at board level which is where real value can be created."

David Clegg
Founding Partner and CRO of AMS