Grant Thornton wins “Audit Firm of the Year – Start-up”
Grant Thornton wins “Audit Firm of the Year – Start up” at the Private Equity Wire European Awards 2025
13 February, 2025. Dublin. Grant Thornton are proud to announce that we have been recognised as the European Audit Firm of the Year for services provided to start up investment managers at the prestigious Private Equity Wire European Awards 2025, held in London on Thursday, 13 February. This recognition underscores Grant Thornton’s commitment to success, setting the pace for industry change with a focus on quality, agility and sustainability.
The award follows the recognition by Private Equity Wire of Grant Thornton in the U.S. as 2024 “U.S. Audit Firm of the Year” in December.
The Private Equity Wire European Awards 2025 “Audit Firm of the Year – Start up” category acknowledges our unique combination of global scale and agility, coupled with our industry-specific focus, that helps us create value for our clients.
Our clients face growing challenges from regulatory shifts, market volatility, digital change, and operational pressures. In working with some of the world’s largest managers and service providers, our dedicated asset management teams bring specialised insights and global expertise. We serve our clients at scale, enabling us to provide the best solutions for effective service throughout the investment lifecycle and across our audit, tax, and advisory service offerings.
Commenting on the award, Shona O’Hea, Partner – Head of Asset Management, Grant Thornton, said:
“To thrive in a complex world, asset managers need partners with global expertise. By combining our deep industry expertise across regulated, alternative, and private markets with our robust solutions, we enable our clients to navigate complexities and seize emerging opportunities. This award is particularly welcome, as it recognizes the depth and breadth of our expertise, not only in Ireland, but across Europe. On top of the recent separate recognition of our U.S. counterparts, this is a great reflection of the value Grant Thornton brings to its clients across its international network.”
David Lynch, Partner – Head of Financial Services Audit, Grant Thornton, added:
“Our audit experts work in unison across the key global financial services centres providing joined-up thinking, global collaboration and market-leading quality audit service to our clients.
Our audits ensure regulatory compliance, support investor confidence and help asset managers build platforms for the future. Powered, enabled and supported by our internally developed automation platform, gtap, our audits turn data into insight and show our clients the bigger picture.”
At Grant Thornton, we hold 12% market share of the Irish SPV industry with market leading positions in services to clients transacting in RMBS, CLN, ABS and loan origination deals.
We are proud to partner with industry leaders, and provide services to:
- Over 1,800 private equity portfolio company clients
- Over US$1 trillion of global assets
- 18 of the 20 largest private equity and debt investment managers (as noted by investment data firm Preqin)
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Shona O'Hea Shona is partner in advisory and Head of Asset Management, providing solutions to clients across the financial services industry. She works with clients offering global centralised solutions around their finance function and financial operations.View Profile -
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David Lynch David currently operates as a Director of our Financial Services Audit division. He specialises in the provision of a range of audit and assurance services to the financial services industry, particularly in the areas of asset management and credit union.View Profile
