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Client Retention Is the New Revenue Multiple — And the Valuation Math Will Make Your 2028 Succession Plan Obsolete

Industry Trends · 6 min read

The Growth Slowdown Is a Buying Opportunity If You Have PE Capital. For Independent Mid-Market Firms, It's a Strategic Trap With a Closing Window.

Industry Trends · 6 min read

Growth Dropped Below 10% for the First Time in Five Years — And Your Partner Retirement Promises Were Underwritten at 13%

Industry Trends · 5 min read

The 33% vs. -10% Split Is Real: Here's the Exact Operational Difference Between Accounting Firms That Are Compounding and Those That Are Contracting

Industry Trends · 6 min read

Fixed Fees Now Run 54% of Accounting Firms — But When AI Cuts Delivery Time in Half, Who Keeps the Margin?

Industry Trends · 6 min read

Fixed Fees Now Run 54% of Accounting Firms — But When AI Cuts Delivery Time in Half, Who Keeps the Margin?

Industry Trends · 6 min read

Top 100 Firms Spent Five Years Buying Growth. 'Year of the Client' Is What Damage Control Looks Like at Scale.

Industry Trends · 5 min read

Top 100 Firms Spent Five Years Buying Growth. 'Year of the Client' Is What Damage Control Looks Like at Scale.

Industry Trends · 5 min read

Cherry Bekaert Just Jumped to #17. If Your Independent Firm Has No M&A Strategy by Q4 2026, You're Out of Runway

Industry Trends · 5 min read

100+ Deals and $29 Billion In: How Private Equity Is Permanently Rewiring the Accounting Industry

Industry Trends · 6 min read