Grant Thornton UK to Hire 160 Partners Following Cinven Deal

Grant Thornton UK plans to hire 160 new partners over the next two years following an investment from private equity firm Cinven.

The British arm of the accountancy firm, which currently has 280 partners, said it has appointed recruitment firms Korn Ferry and Wilton & Bain to advise on its hiring push.

The firm has decided to “look at where opportunities were the biggest and to invest at pace,” Grant Thornton UK’s chief executive Malcolm Gomersall said in an interview. The company wants to “scale the business to the size we believe our clients want us to, which is very ...