Finance

Private equity is driving massive changes in the market, and firms on both sides of deals need to adapt.

The new combination, backed by PE firm DFW Capital Partners, will create a $170 million Top 100 Firm with over 1,000 professionals.

What does a firm need to know to determine its interest in PE or another external capital partner? Here are 10 critical questions for CPAs and some vignettes.

Joel Cooperman, cofounder and former CEO of Citrin Cooperman, left the firm on March 31 after over 40 years.

Critics have called for an overhaul of the confusing rules that they argue often leave investors paying taxes in the wake of falling into fraudsters' traps.

How will artificial intelligence and private equity shape the work of young accountants?

Billion-dollar firms Baker Tilly and Moss Adams have made their merger official, combining to form what promises to be the sixth largest CPA firm in the U.S.

The financial services firm that caters to doctors, dentists, veterinarians and podiatrists has acquired a tax and accounting firm in California.

The two Top 25 Firms are reportedly close to a major M&A deal, which would create a firm with $3 billion in annual revenue.

McConnell Jones, the largest African American-owned CPA firm, is focused on expanding its geographic footprint as part of its growth strategy.

Traditional talent development models rely on in-house staff and struggle to keep pace with the changes accounting firms face.

Using EBITDA – which is typically bigger than EBIT — would generate heftier tax deductions.

The possible rule changes would affect the alternative practice structures set up by accounting firms receiving private equity financing.

The Apax Partners deal will add more capabilities for the firm to expand geographically in its existing areas as well as new territory.

Firms everywhere are adopting alternative practice structures -- but who knows what an APS really is? William Kelly, chief counsel at Ascend, dives into the details.

Forecasting fiscal stability in municipalities is increasingly critical as public entities face unprecedented financial challenges.

The Top 50 Firm is acquiring a firm based in the northwest suburbs of Chicago that specializes in real estate clients.

The Top 25 Firm has acquired a firm that specializes in unclaimed property compliance and escheat process development, also based in Atlanta.

Springline Advisory, a PE-backed financial and business advisory firm, has partnered with EFPR Advisory, an accounting and business consulting firm in Rochester, New York.