Grant Thornton Taps Private Equity to Combine US, Irish Advisers

Professional services firm Grant Thornton is combining its US and Irish advisory arms with backing from a private equity investor that owns a stake in the US business.

Grant Thornton’s US-based tax and advisory services provider will combine with its advisory and tax businesses in Ireland under the deal announced Thursday. Its Irish audit business will remain an independent partnership, similar to how the network’s separate US audit firm is structured.

The deal is expected to close by March 2025, according to the announcement.

Its terms were not disclosed, though Grant Thornton said an investor group led by New …