pe deal tracker update: alan whitman plants a flag in the private equity landscape
tracker surges into 2026 with more than 200 transactions.
in january alone, dozens of private-equity-backed deals surfaced — more than a quarter of all 12 months last year. and it hasn’t slowed down yet.
in january alone, dozens of private-equity-backed deals surfaced — more than a quarter of all 12 months last year. and it hasn’t slowed down yet.
by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research
cornerstone reports
former baker tilly ceo alan whitman is returning to the center of accounting’s private equity vortex with a new mandate and a new sponsor, taking the helm of a newly capitalized triple-threat cpa firm, insurance agency, and transaction consultancy.
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in the new edition of the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 pe deal tracker™, madison dearborn partners, the chicago-based private equity firm, founded in 1992 and managing more than $28 billion in assets, is backing the combination of nichols cauley, a georgia-based cpa firm, with partners risk services and jgh consulting in a three-entity formation designed not as a tuck-in acquisition but as an integrated advisory foundation from inception.
at nichols, an eight-office regional leader, whitman may be inventing more than the next generation of cpa firms. it could be a new breed. “it’s going to be a lot of fun scaling a new product,” whitman tells 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间’ rory henry in the latest episode of the holitic guide to wealth management. “it’s kind of a new category in the space.”
