Tracked deals
9
9 tracked deals across 2024.
Tracked deals
9
9 tracked deals across 2024.
Buyer mix
PE-led
11 pe · 1 investor
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
10 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Buyer Snapshot
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessemer Venture Partners | 1 | Venture capital firm investing across enterprise, consume... | PE |
| Centerbridge Partners, L.P. | 1 | Global alternative investment manager focused on private ... | PE |
| Charlesbank Capital Partners | 1 | Middle-market private investment firm focused on buyouts ... | PE |
| DFW Capital Partners | 1 | Private equity firm focused on lower middle-market servic... | PE |
| Hellman & Friedman | 1 | Global private equity firm focused on large-scale equity ... | PE |
| Investcorp | 1 | Global alternative investment firm focused on private equ... | PE |
| Lovell Minnick Partners | 1 | Middle‑market private equity firm focused on financial se... | PE |
| New Mountain Capital | 1 | Growth-oriented investment firm managing private equity, ... | PE |
| PSP Investments | 1 | Canadian public-sector pension investment manager investi... | Investor |
| Summit Partners | 1 | Global alternative investment firm specializing in growth... | PE |
Last 8 years
Supporting Data
Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP) has made a strategic growth investment in Cohen & Company, a national assurance, tax and business advisory firm. The minority growth capital will support Cohen & Company’s technology investments, expansion of service offerings, and broader strategic growth plan, while enabling an increase in employee equity ownership under a new alternative practice structure.
Summit Partners has made a strategic growth investment in UHY, providing the accounting and advisory firm with its first institutional capital to support continued expansion of its team, technology, and acquisition-driven growth. The capital will be used to accelerate organic growth, deepen client relationships, and expand UHY’s service capabilities across its U.S. network.
Funds advised by Centerbridge Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners made a strategic growth investment in Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI), a top‑25 U.S. accounting and advisory firm. The capital will support CRI’s geographic and service expansion, technology and AI investments, talent recruitment, and continued M&A-driven growth; financial terms were not disclosed.
Investcorp, in partnership with PSP Investments, made a strategic growth investment in PKF O'Connor Davies to provide capital for accelerated growth, increased M&A activity, technology investment and expanded service offerings. PKF O'Connor Davies will continue operating its attest and advisory practices through existing licensed entities while leveraging the strengthened balance sheet and investor resources to pursue expansion.
Warburg Pincus has made a $125 million minority investment in Contabilizei, becoming the company’s largest shareholder after purchasing stakes from earlier venture investors including Kaszek. The capital will support the São Paulo–based accounting technology firm — which serves over 50,000 clients, employs roughly 1,200 specialists, and generated more than R$300 million in revenue — as it scales its automated tax and accounting platform and expands financial services offerings.
Charlesbank Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Aprio, a leading business advisory and accounting firm, marking Aprio’s first institutional capital investment. The partnership will accelerate Aprio’s organic and inorganic growth by funding investments in talent, technology, corporate infrastructure, and geographic and capability expansion; terms were not disclosed.
New Mountain Capital has made a growth investment in Grant Thornton LLP to accelerate the firm's business strategy, support targeted investments in talent, technology and infrastructure, and enable strategic acquisitions. The transaction (subject to regulatory approvals) will adopt an alternative practice structure separating attest and non-attest services, and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024.
Private equity firms Hellman & Friedman and Valeas Capital Partners are making a strategic investment in advisory CPA firm Baker Tilly US, LLP. The minority growth investment (expected to close in early June 2024) will recapitalize the firm, restructure it into two entities, and provide capital to accelerate growth through talent, technology and further strategic acquisitions.
DFW Capital Partners completed an investment in Harris CPAs, a Meridian, Idaho-based regional accounting firm that provides audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. The investment includes the placement of DFW Operating Partner Michael J. O'Donnell as CEO and is intended to accelerate Harris's organic growth and support a strategy of partnering with other CPA firms and investing in technology and talent.
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