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ETL buys Noone Casey as first of many Irish acquisitions

German multinational professional services firm has ‘quite strong growth plans’ to acquire ‘the best independent firm in each town or county’

Anthony Casey, accountant and co-founder of Noone Casey: ‘Within the ETL model there’s no pressure to change branding and you can continue completely independently.’ Picture: Bryan Meade

ETL Global, a German multinational professional services business, has bought Noone Casey, a Dublin-based accountancy practice, and plans to make 20 more acquisitions in Ireland over the next three years.

The value of the deal was not disclosed, but involves ETL taking a 51 per cent stake in the business, with the remaining stake staying with existing shareholders.

Noone Casey was set up in 1992 by Anthony Casey and Andrew Noone. Roseann Heavey is the ...