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  • Ex-KPMG led accounting giant stalls £1bn sale 

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    One of the UK’s largest accounting firms founded by a former KPMG head has put a £1bn auction on hold despite receiving a wealth of interest from investors.  Sumer, a ‘consolidator’ firm that buys majority stakes in smaller independent accounting companies, had hired advisors at boutique advisory Continuum last September to oversee a review on [...]

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  • Sumer Group, champions of SMEs, leading the way towards economic growth

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    They tackled Brexit head-on, survived Covid, coped with the impact of the war in Ukraine and battled rising costs.  The latest growth forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility presents a further challenge with the OBR reducing their expectations for productivity growth by 0.3ppts to 1 per cent. In times of uncertainty these businesses have [...]

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