When AAFCPAs announced its acquisition of McLaren & Associates CPAs, the headline was not simply about growth in size. The more meaningful shift was in capability. With the addition of McLaren’s team, AAFCPAs strengthened its bench in forensic...
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If you lead an accounting, advisory, or M&A practice, you have probably felt the shift: AI went from “interesting” to “everywhere” in about a year....
In early 2025, a quiet but consequential regulatory decision in Arizona signaled a meaningful shift in the professional services landscape. The...
January 2026 delivered a revealing snapshot of the accounting firm M&A market. Not because of a single blockbuster transaction, but because of the...
Every year, it plays out the same way.
Several years ago, when cloud workpapers first entered the mainstream, most audit leaders treated them as an internal upgrade - something that made...
Acquisitions often start with a sense of optimism and anticipation. The initial discussions resemble a courtship, each side eager to impress. The...
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Make 2026 a Growth Year By Starting with the Right Conversations in Q4
If you’re still paying for “ready-to-publish” articles to post on your firm’s website, you’re wasting money.
Private Equity is Coming for Your Firm The accounting industry is in play. With private equity sitting on billions, investors are pouring into the...
You’ve invested time and money into writing articles to show your expertise. But here’s the truth: if you’re syndicating that content to platforms...
Firms dream of growth. Growth isn’t an accident; it is an outcome of a well-crafted plan coupled with a strong vision deliberately implemented....
Artificial intelligence has been making headlines for years, but 2025 marks a new turning point. According to KPMG’s AI Quarterly Pulse Survey,...
Professional services leaders have long debated whether it is better to be a generalist or to carve out a niche. Generalist firms cast the widest net...
Organic growth has always been the most sustainable way for accounting firms to thrive. While mergers and acquisitions can catapult a firm’s size...
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity (PE) investments are powerful accelerators of growth. They can provide access to new markets, bring...