Grant Thornton Advisors Acquires Stax
September 22, 2025
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC has closed its transaction to acquire Stax, a strategy consulting firm focused on commercial due diligence, value creation, and exit-planning services for private equity firms and their portfolio companies. The deal adds Stax’s ~300 team members to Grant Thornton Advisors’ multinational transaction advisory platform, with the combined firm serving almost 70% of the U.S.-based Private Equity International 300.
- Buyers
- Grant Thornton Advisors LLC
- Targets
- Stax
- Sellers
- Blue Point Capital Partners
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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