Capital markets

The cloud ERP provider has been acquired by a private equity firm that specializes in enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses.

Firm owners looking at succession must look at future state needs, not just current ones.

Consolidation, when done right and with clients and people at the forefront, is not about sacrificing quality for profit.

The Top 75 Firm based in Atlanta has steered clear of private equity funding so far and plans to remain independent, despite frequent calls and emails.

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.

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.

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.

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.