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SectorProvisional taxonomy

Accounting, tax and advisory

Recurring compliance work, fragmented ownership and succession pressure make accounting the most active sector in the research.

Researched companies

CompanyWhat it doesCoverage
Thrive HoldingsPermanent holding company launched by Thrive Capital in April 2025 that builds sector platforms (Current in accounting, Shield in IT services) and counts OpenAI as an equity partner.Full dossier
AccrualAccounting-technology software vendor pursuing product M&A; General Catalyst led its first two rounds through Creation.Profile
CurrentThrive Holdings' accounting and advisory services platform, formerly Crete Professionals Alliance, which rebranded as Current.Profile
Multiplier HoldingsProfessional-services acquirer that announced a $35m Series B from The General Partnership, Ribbit and Lightspeed.Profile
CRIServices platform in accounting. Listed as a candidate in the imported roll-up directory; not yet independently researched by this project.Limited coverage
Integral (German accounting)German SME-accounting roll-up identified by General Catalyst; distinct from the unrelated privacy company of the same name.Limited coverage

Key operating and capital evidence

Reviewed claims with a quantity, across the companies above. Definitions and periods differ by company; read the caveats.

MetricReported resultPeriod / as ofPopulationEvidenceSources
capital durationpermanent_self_described · Permanent ownership is stated strategy, not an unconditional legal guarantee.Not statedCompany reported12
capital raised$2bn (lower bound) · Thrive announced more than $2 billion in new capital.Not statedCompany reported1
valuation$12bn · Thrive announced a $12 billion valuation.Not statedCompany reported1
latest funding$2bn (_lower_bound) · New capital announced exceeds $2B.Not statedCompany reported1
reported valuation$12bn · Fundraise announcement states $12B valuation; pre/post-money not specified.Not statedCompany reported1
cumulative capital$3bn (_lower_bound) · Cumulative capital raised exceeds $3B.Not statedCompany reported1
business count70 businesses_lower_bound · Company reports owning/operating more than 70 businesses.
Caveat

Counting perimeter not disclosed; not a count of direct platforms.

Not statedCompany reported1
funding participantsD1 Capital Partners,Altimeter Capital,SoftBank Group · Announcement names D1, Altimeter and SoftBank Group among investors.Not statedCompany reported1
series b$35m (round) · Multiplier announced a $35M Series B and eight acquisitions.
Caveat

Four further term sheets are separate from completed acquisitions.

Not statedCompany reported1
funding total$62.5m (disclosed rounds sum) · The two disclosed financing amounts sum to $62.5M.
Caveat

27.5 + 35; excludes any undisclosed debt or later funding.

Not statedAnalysisderived12
series b$35m · Multiplier announced a $35 million Series B.Not statedCompany reported1
rrbb nested acquisitions5 tuck_ins · RRBB reports five tuck-ins since joining in August 2023.Not statedCompany reported1

Company reports, forecasts, testimonials and independent reporting are labelled separately. A result without a stated baseline or population is not comparable across companies.

Latest articles

The PioneersEssay or blogExcerpt
Thrive Holdings, individual author not shown · Thrive Holdings

Profiles RRBB practitioners including Rob Quick, Dave Roth, and Susan DiPaolo. Recounts a prior software initiative that failed because document-scanning work was not adopted.

Preferred CFO joins CurrentCompany announcementExcerpt

Announced September 1, 2026, from Salem, Utah. Current announced that Preferred CFO joined the platform. Based in the greater Salt Lake City metro area, Preferred CFO provides fractional CFO, controller, outsourced accounting, strategic finance, and capital-raising support to businesses nationwide, and has operated for more than a decade, with the firm dating its founding to 2013. Its work covers forecasting and financial modeling, cash flow management, budgets and operating plans, capital preparation and raises, and strengthening controller functions. Current framed the addition as advancing its strategy to build one of the country's leading advisory organizations and as a milestone in its national expansion, positioning the combination of experienced professionals, modern technology, specialized expertise, and strategic advisory as the direction of the profession. Preferred CFO said clients should expect near-term continuity with the same professionals, while joining Current gives the firm access to broader technology, AI systems, national resources, and collaboration across the network. Existing client relationships, local leadership, and culture are retained.

RRBB adds fifth tuck-inCompany announcementExcerpt

Announced July 9, 2026, from Somerset, New Jersey. RRBB announced its fifth tuck-in acquisition since joining Current in August 2023, growing from roughly $20 million in revenue at the time it joined to a $44 million platform. RRBB was Current's first partner firm. Two months after joining, it added Mendonca & Partners Certified Public Accountants LLC, an international tax firm in Union, New Jersey with import/export expertise and approximately $8 million in revenue. The release frames RRBB as a pioneer within the network, presenting its sequence of tuck-ins as a repeatable model combining integration, technology enablement, access to capital, and global service delivery to drive both inorganic and organic growth. RRBB offers accounting, advisory, and consulting services from offices in New Jersey and New York. Current, founded by Jake Sloane and Frank Zhang and backed by Thrive Holdings, is described as a national partnership of more than 30 accounting and advisory firms built on local leadership and entrepreneurial autonomy, and was named to Accounting Today's list of best firms for technology.

Long HumansEssay or blogExcerpt
Thrive Holdings · Thrive Holdings

Argues that relationships and professional judgment become more valuable as routine work gets cheaper. Makes permanent ownership, practitioner ownership, and organizational change central.

Chronology

  1. ADT reported Q3 2026 revenue of $1,349M (up 4%) and withdrew its guidance because of the pending Thrive Holdings acquisition. The release also lists AI programs ADT began before the deal, including AI-driven sales and service pilots and Origin AI presence sensing planned for 2027. The Thrive deal remains announced, not closed.

  2. Thrive Holdings agrees to acquire ADTacquisition agreementAnnounced

    Thrive Holdings signed a definitive agreement to buy ADT for $10.00 a share in cash, about $7.6B in equity value and $15.3B in enterprise value, with financing committed solely by Apollo-managed funds. Announced, not closed: closing is expected in Q1 2027, subject to ADT shareholder and antitrust approval, and ADT may solicit other bids until Nov 28.

  3. Preferred CFO joins Currentplatform additionreported or published
  4. Accrual Puzzle agreementproduct business acquisitionannounced close unverified
  5. Thrive capital and new platform announcementfunding and expansionreported or published
  6. Crete rebrands as Currentrebrandreported or published
  7. Tax AI technical publicationoperating evidencereported or published

Open questions

  • Resolve GC roll-up label versus software business model; require evidence of a named accounting-practice acquisition.Accrual
  • Verify legal identity and official website.Accrual
  • Verify ownership model, acquisitions, funding terms and dates.Accrual
  • Separate company-reported operating results from independent evidence.Accrual
  • Verify legal identity and official website.Accordance
  • Verify ownership model, acquisitions, funding terms and dates.Accordance
  • Separate company-reported operating results from independent evidence.Accordance
  • Resolve holdco legal entity, share classes, pre/post-money basis, debt, governance, liquidity rights and full ownership structure.Thrive Holdings
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