Xeinadin, one of the leading professional services firms in the UK and Ireland, has announced that McKeogh Gallagher Ryan, a specialist provider of audit, tax and advisory services across Ireland, has joined the firm. This is the second significant Irish firm to recently join Xeinadin, following the recent acquisition of Cork-based accountancy and wealth management firm Quintas.
McKeogh Gallagher Ryan is the largest firm of independent accountants in the Mid-West region of Ireland, servicing clients in industries including healthcare, renewables, and agriculture, as well as family-owned businesses and credit unions. McKeogh Gallagher Ryan currently has 52 team members and 4 partners based in Limerick, Nenagh, and Ennis. The firm also specialises in areas such as EIIS, succession planning, forensic accounting, insolvency, M&A, bank, and debt advisory etc.
This is the 17th announcement of expansion made by Xeinadin since Exponent’s investment last year and comes after the recent announcement of its acquisition of Irish accountancy and wealth management firm, Quintas. Other Irish firms within Xeinadin include Crowley & McCarthy Xeinadin Group in Clonakilty, Tynan Dillon Xeinadin Group in Dublin and BCC Xeinadin Group in County Meath. The new firm takes the Xeinadin’s headcount in Ireland to over 500, amongst over 1,900 employees across the UK & Ireland.
Derry Crowley, CEO, Xeinadin, said: “We are thrilled to welcome McKeogh Gallagher Ryan to Xeinadin. We’re making great strides in our growth in Ireland and are becoming a true powerhouse in the Irish professional services market. McKeogh Gallagher Ryan brings additional expertise into the firm and we’re looking forward to working with the team.”
Mary McKeogh, Partner, McKeogh Gallagher Ryan said: “We excited to be joining Xeinadin and being part of a firm that focuses on delivering the highest standard of business advisory and accountancy services across the UK and Ireland. The move is a natural evolution for a forward-thinking and progressive firm of accountants focussed on growth and we know it will bring new opportunities for both our employees and clients.”
McKeogh Gallagher Ryan was established in 2012 by Mary McKeogh, Eoin Gallagher and Eoin Ryan. The firm subsequently expanded significantly with the acquisition of leading firms in Ennis and Nenagh, where William Lomasney joined as a partner.
Xeinadin’s footprint is spread over 135 locations across the UK and Ireland and provides over 40 service lines to over 60,000 clients, predominantly small and medium sized businesses and their owner-managers. A fast-growing, acquisitive firm, it is one of the professional services market’s leading businesses.
