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Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
Pinion is a business advisory provider, ‘U.S. Top 100 accounting firm, and global leader in food and agriculture consulting. With roots dating back to 1932, the firm has expanded upon traditional tax and accounting services to deliver increased value and growth for clients through its specialized advisory in the areas of sustainability, government affairs, farm programs, land/water management, financial management, succession planning, and business strategy – to name a few. Pinion provides insight and solutions for food and agriculture, biofuels, and manufacturing industries, as well as regionally-focused businesses. The firm serves domestic and international clientele from locations spanning the United States, Australia, and globally through partners and affiliates. Visit www.pinionglobal.com. *Attest services provided by KCoe Isom, LLP, a licensed CPA firm.
Compello Partners is an M&A consulting firm that provides technology, operations and security services to private equity firms, corporations and their portfolio companies. We are strategic operators that conduct pre-acquisition due diligence and post-acquisition services for types such as carve-outs, merger integrations, portfolio transformations, add-on`s, turnarounds and restructuring, sell-side preparedness, and digital transformations utilizing artificial intelligence/robotic process automation.