RECORDING: Trends in The Market Place for CPA Firm Mergers and Acquisitions

What are the newest trends impacting M & A of accounting firms? Why does it now take longer to perform a proper transition? Is it a buyer or seller's marketplace? What makes a seller or merger candidate more interesting? How are todays succession deals structured? Learn about the trend of reducing the power of equity and the one firm client culture.

Presenter, Joel L. Sinkin  is President of Transition Advisors  and has been involved with and consulted on 900+ transaction closings of accounting firms since 1990 and was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting in 2012 through 2017 by Accounting Today. He teaches CPE courses and lectures for the American Institute of CPAs, national associations and state societies. He is also frequently quoted in trade magazines, has authored many articles and most recently co-wrote "CPA Firm Mergers & Acquisitions: How to Buy a Firm, How to Sell a Firm, and How to Make the Best Deal" published by the AICPA. In his more than two decades in the M&A arena, Joel has worked with thousands of firms including start-ups, sole proprietors, local, regional, and national firms.