Move comes as buyout groups, attracted by cash flows and a market ripe for consolidation, snap up mid-tier accountants ...

As part of their capital structure, companies may use both debt and equity financing to fund the purchase of a business or assets or for ongoing operations. Properly accounting for these types of ...

Private equity fund accounting is quite complex to other investment vehicles. What separates fund accounting from general accounting is that, while small businesses, for example, make purchases with ...

While the influx of private equity into the accounting profession has brought much-needed capital and a welcome alternative to firms, it's definitely not for everyone, say experts. In fact, the ...

The first time she got a cold call from a private-equity investor, Paula Waggoner-Aguilar, CPA, was mystified. “We’re a small advisory and consulting firm, we stay in our niche, we don’t advertise a ...

Private equity capital is driving a "revolution" in the wealth management and accounting industries, but its ties to credit from non-bank lenders could pose risks, a new study found. Those elevated ...

Jeff Ferro, chief executive of Baker Tilly, the nation’s 10th largest accounting firm, had reached an uncomfortable conclusion: To stay competitive, his firm had to invest more in technology, mergers ...

A Private Equity Fund Bought Your Accounting Firm: Now What? As private equity moves into the financial services space, clients should be proactive and not afraid to push for the answers they need.

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ATA, a Regional Leader firm based in Jackson, Tennessee, said Tuesday it has received a strategic investment from a private equity firm, Copley Equity Partners LLC, making it the latest but certainly ...