Irish Firm Asple & Co Partners with Kelly+Partners

Sydney, Australia - 2 April 2025

Kelly+Partners Accountants is pleased to announce a partnership with Asple & Co, a leading Irish Chartered Accounting firm based in Wexford, southeast Ireland. This partnership marks Kelly+Partners' entry into the Irish and United Kingdom accounting markets and aligns with its strategy to become Australia’s first global accounting firm, with operations now in Australia, the United States, Ireland/UK, Hong Kong, and India.

The partnership with Asple & Co marks Kelly+Partners' fourth since July 2024, expanding the firm's global footprint with new office locations in St. Petersburg, Florida, Cary, North Carolina, Swansea, UK and Wexford, Ireland.

Kelly+Partners welcome Asple & Co Partners, Stefan Asple, Sean Bates, and their experienced team. For more than 20 years, they have delivered specialist advice on tax, audit, and compliance to individuals and business owners throughout the Wexford area.

Brett Kelly, Founder and CEO of Kelly+Partners Accountants, commented:

"We are humbled to be chosen by the exceptional team at Asple & Co, a leading accounting firm in Ireland. This partnership confirms the attractiveness of the Kelly+Partners offer and our Partner-Owner-Driver model® to the owners of leading accounting firms."

Stefan Asple and Sean Bates, Partners at Asple & Co, commented:

"This new partnership will allow us to meet the ongoing challenges in our business world with greater resources to access superior talent and harness technology and operational support to meet the growing demands of our clients."

About Kelly+Partners Accountants

Kelly+Partners Accountants is a specialist accounting network established in 2006 to provide a better service to private clients, private business owners, and their families. Growing from two greenfield offices in Sydney, Australia, Kelly+Partners Accountants now consists of 37 operating businesses across 36 locations in Australia, the United States, Hong Kong, and India. In total, the team consists of more than 600 people, including more than 100 partners, who service over 23,000 SME clients. The holding company, Kelly Partners Group Holdings Limited (ASK: KPG), successfully listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on 21 June 2017 and subsequently been made available through the OTCQX® Best Market under the symbol “KPGHF”.

For more information, please contact:

Brett Kelly, Founder and CEO
Phone: (310) 299-8001
Email: brett.kelly@kellypartners.com.au