ECI-backed Shaw Gibbs expands specialist reach with acquisition of WhiteHart
Key facts
- Buyer
- Shaw Gibbs (backed by ECI Partners)
- Target
- White Hart Associates (WhiteHart), a Richmond-headquartered specialist accountancy and regulatory advisory practice serving the travel sector.
- Exit route
- Investor-backed
- Sector
- Professional services
- Region
- South East
- Deal date
- 27 October 2026
National accountancy and advisory group Shaw Gibbs, backed by private equity firm ECI Partners, has completed the strategic acquisition of specialist travel-sector accountancy practice WhiteHart. The deal offers a practical blueprint for boutique accountancy practice owners seeking a structured exit. By partnering with a larger institutional platform, founding principals can solve internal succession bottlenecks while giving their client base and staff access to expanded multi-disciplinary advisory resources.
Originally reported by Travel Weekly