With 70 offices around the UK, the business - which specialises in serving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - is growing rapidly.

In just nine years, it has secured 2% of this market with the help of 90 acquisitions - making it by far the biggest player in its sector.

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David Scrivener at the Ipswich office of Ensors, soon to be rebranded Azets(Image: Azets)

East Anglia is a target area for more growth - and Ensors is a key part of this expansion plan.

Azets' ambition now is to expand across the region through mergers and acquisitions.

"We are by some distance the largest play in the SME market," explains Azets UK chief executive Peter Gallanagh.

Founded in 2016 by former Deloitte UK chief executive John Connolly, the firm was originally called Cogital Group before rebranding as Azets.

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Azets employs 9,000 staff across 190 sites over eight countries and is a major player in the mid-market accountancy world.

With its 300 staff employed across offices in Ipswich, Saxmundham, Bury St Edmunds,........

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