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Unlock Your Practice’s Value

We are Ledger, a South African private equity firm that specialises in the strategic acquisition of equity in high quality independent accounting firms in South Africa.

The global trend of equity in accounting practices being acquired by PE firms has arrived in South Africa. Accounting practices have significant inherent value and Ledger aims to help practices to unlock this value. But this must be done in a South African way, leveraging the last decade of global experiences.

We offer a partnership approach with shared value creation. We want to engage with practices that wish to expand by acquisition; with accounting partners looking for a succession and value realisation plan. We want to partner, acquire and fund.

Ledger has the balance sheet to invest and the expertise and methodologies to help accounting practices to enhance their value.

Our objective is to lead this global trend in South Africa, becoming the partner of choice for accountants.

We want to be a R1 billion business within three to five years. Unlike our global peers, we are not a fund with a finite life; instead, we have permanent capital and long-term intent.   

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Your Firm Deserves to Thrive

Missing out on valuable business opportunities?

  • Unsure how to enhance the value of your practice?

  • Unsure how to realise the right value for your practice?

  • Unable to raise capital for growth?

  • Keen to expand service offerings?

  • Unsure how to innovate and use AI to enhance your practice?

At Ledger we know that accounting firms face a unique set of challenges – chief among them, insufficient access to growth capital.

Many independent firms dream of scaling up but struggle to reach the critical mass to make it happen.

Our partnership structure is tailored to provide access to funding that unlocks new revenue streams, boosts firm valuation, and empowers accountants to thrive at market-leading levels.

With growth capital, your evolution becomes multifaceted. You can accelerate by acquisition, recruit the best talent, expand your services, and drive innovation. This is how exponential growth begins.

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We Get It

Ledger understands how you feel and what your challenges are.

“But I’m not even looking to sell equity. Why consider a relationship with Ledger?”

Good question.

As business owners ourselves, we know you’ve built your practice and reputation over many decades. You know best. You are not a typical accountant, and we are not your typical PE investor.

We want you in the driver’s seat – where you belong – but supported by us. We want you leading operations and making key decisions, with the power of strategic capital behind you. That’s the best way for you to future-proof your business, supercharge its growth, and create legacy value beyond the traditional accounting model.

What’s On Offer

Material Capital

Ledger has material capital available to fund and invest – capital far beyond the reach of most medium-sized firms. Ours is the balance sheet you need to grow.

Strategic Expertise

Ledger is on the ground daily, scouting for opportunities. We handle the heavy lifting so you can focus on accounting. We go beyond transactions – supporting management, streamlining operations, conducting due diligence and curating capital to ensure that every move maximises value.

Expanded Services

We’re financial services specialists, so we know exactly how powerful wealth and investment services can be when it comes to driving revenue growth. Accounting firms in particular are rich in potential for this kind of turbo-charged value creation.

Having partnered with leading wealth manager Anchor Capital, which has a unique model for accountants, Ledger presents game-changing opportunity in this space.

Future Readiness

As the world changes exponentially, individual businesses cannot afford to research and exploit all of the opportunity arising from artificial and augmented intelligence. But AI is a passion of Ledger’s, which means you can benefit from our centralised investments in the future. We will be your in house research and “future-proof” department.

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