Leading audit, tax and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg have announced plans to acquire Greenback Alan to further enhance their offering to clients in Japan and the southeast Asia region.

Nimesh Shah, CEO of Blick Rothenberg, said: “I am thrilled to announce our plans to welcome the team from Greenback Alan to Blick Rothenberg, and the amazing opportunity this presents for our people and clients. Blick Rothenberg has a long history of supporting international businesses who wish to establish and invest in the UK, and this will build upon our existing strong offerings for clients headquartered in the East Asian region.”

He added: “Given the unique business culture and practice in Japan, the team from Greenback Alan will be perfectly placed to support Japanese businesses and private clients with an incomparable level of service and insight, while leveraging our wider platform; including 80 years’ history of helping global companies flourish in London.”

Nimesh said: “The coming together of our two leading international teams is our next step to achieving our mission to be recognised as the #1 accountancy and tax advisory firm in London for international inbounds, the UK mid-market and private clients.”

Jon Fisher, Deputy Managing Partner at Greenback Alan, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have found, in Blick Rothenberg, a like-minded firm that understands and so whole-heartedly believes in what we do.”

He added: “Greenback Alan has, over more than 30 years, come to occupy a special place in the UK-Japan landscape in particular, and we are very excited about the prospects this integration will bring both for our team and our clients. The combination of the Greenback Alan team’s cultural understanding with Blick Rothenberg’s existing depth and breadth; and the specialist technical expertise of both firms, will deliver enhanced services of the highest quality, deeper insights, and innovative solutions to meet clients’ and employees evolving needs.”

Jon said: “The move to Blick Rothenberg is a natural and empowering phase in the trajectory of the business, and a transformative opportunity for our clients. We are very much looking forward to realising the tremendous potential in the Japanese market and for all our clients.”

Jon joined Greenback Alan after previously working at Ernst & Young and Nomura Asset Management. He focuses on audit, financial accounting and corporation tax and has supported a wide variety of businesses from overseas, particularly Japan who are establishing operations in the UK.

Blick Rothenberg is a leading audit, tax and business advisory firm founded on personal integrity and technical expertise. The firm was established in 1945 and are based in London. They have over 700 staff and over 80 Partners and Directors.

Blick Rothenberg has considerable strength in supporting international inbounds, UK-mid-market businesses and private clients. They have supported international businesses for almost 80 years. Since 2016 Blick Rothenberg has been a part of the Azets group.

Azets was launched seven years ago in response to the digitalisation of financial compliance processes for businesses and their owners. It is backed by leading private equity investors PAI and Hg.

The Group has grown to become one of the largest tech-enabled providers of professional advisory, financial and accounting services globally, delivering accounting, tax, payroll, audit and advisory services to more than 100,000 clients, operating in the UK, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Romania and Estonia.

Greenback Alan LLP was founded in 1985 and has four Partners and 30 employees. Based in London, they are known for their Japan department, which has many years of experience supporting Japanese clients and an in-depth understanding of Japanese business culture.

The firm provides a comprehensive range of services to over 300 clients, 160 of which are Japanese. 85% of these Japanese clients are corporate companies and 15% are owner managed businesses.

Nimesh Shah, CEO at Blick Rothenberg - T+44 (0)20 7544 8746 E: nimesh.shah@blickrothenberg.com

David Barzilay, Head of PR and press at Blick Rothenberg– T: +44 (0)7860 322 333 | E: david@barzilay.co.uk

Jon Fisher, Deputy Managing Partner at Greenback Alan LLP- T: +44 (0)20 7403 5959

E: jonf@gballp.com

Emu Urasaki Director, Business Development at Greenback Alan LLP. T: +44 (0)20 7403 5959 E: emuu@gballp.com