Accounting firm Crowe is considering selling a stake to private-equity investors following years of ignoring calls from prospective buyers. The Chicago-based firm in recent weeks hired investment bank ...
Affinia, an accounting group with more than 1,000 employees at 17 offices across the South, East and Midlands, has been acquired by a private equity firm, providing an exit for its previous investor.
The State Board of Accountancy has sent a formal letter to the national body that sets ethics standards for the accounting profession, warning that proposed new rules governing private equity […] ...
MSN: The Accounting Firm Weighing Private-Equity Ownership After Years of Ignoring Calls
Private equity (PE) funds invest in underperforming companies, improve them, and aim for profitable exits. Hedge funds use various strategies, accessible mainly to accredited investors. PE and hedge ...
Only a few years ago, private equity investment in accounting and consulting firms appeared unlikely due to risk‑averse cultures, partnership governance and restrictions on outside ownership. Since ...
londonlovesbusiness.com: How private equity accounting software simplifies UK fund and SPV accounting
What does PE want? Leaders from the private equity side of the equation share why they're interested in accounting, what they're looking for in accounting firms, and how they see the relationship ...
The Business Journals: Private equity moves downstream, targeting smaller St. Louis accounting firms
PE Hub: Battery Ventures’ Zak Ewen shares which tech businesses are resilient to AI disruption; Carlyle’s Jim F Burr on what’s drawing private equity to accounting
Battery Ventures’ Zak Ewen shares which tech businesses are resilient to AI disruption; Carlyle’s Jim F Burr on what’s drawing private equity to accounting