ADT Q3 2026 results; guidance withdrawn pending the Thrive transaction.
Accounting, tax and advisory
Recurring compliance work, fragmented ownership and succession pressure make accounting the most active sector in the research.
Researched companies
| Company | What it does | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Thrive Holdings | Permanent 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 |
| Accrual | Accounting-technology software vendor pursuing product M&A; General Catalyst led its first two rounds through Creation. | Profile |
| Current | Thrive Holdings' accounting and advisory services platform, formerly Crete Professionals Alliance, which rebranded as Current. | Profile |
| Multiplier Holdings | Professional-services acquirer that announced a $35m Series B from The General Partnership, Ribbit and Lightspeed. | Profile |
| CRI | Services 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.
| Metric | Reported result | Period / as of | Population | Evidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| capital duration | permanent_self_described · Permanent ownership is stated strategy, not an unconditional legal guarantee. | Not stated | Company reported | 12 | |
| capital raised | $2bn (lower bound) · Thrive announced more than $2 billion in new capital. | Not stated | Company reported | 1 | |
| valuation | $12bn · Thrive announced a $12 billion valuation. | Not stated | Company reported | 1 | |
| latest funding | $2bn (_lower_bound) · New capital announced exceeds $2B. | Not stated | Company reported | 1 | |
| reported valuation | $12bn · Fundraise announcement states $12B valuation; pre/post-money not specified. | Not stated | Company reported | 1 | |
| cumulative capital | $3bn (_lower_bound) · Cumulative capital raised exceeds $3B. | Not stated | Company reported | 1 | |
| business count | 70 businesses_lower_bound · Company reports owning/operating more than 70 businesses.CaveatCounting perimeter not disclosed; not a count of direct platforms. | Not stated | Company reported | 1 | |
| funding participants | D1 Capital Partners,Altimeter Capital,SoftBank Group · Announcement names D1, Altimeter and SoftBank Group among investors. | Not stated | Company reported | 1 | |
| series b | $35m (round) · Multiplier announced a $35M Series B and eight acquisitions.CaveatFour further term sheets are separate from completed acquisitions. | Not stated | Company reported | 1 | |
| funding total | $62.5m (disclosed rounds sum) · The two disclosed financing amounts sum to $62.5M.Caveat27.5 + 35; excludes any undisclosed debt or later funding. | Not stated | Analysisderived | 12 | |
| series b | $35m · Multiplier announced a $35 million Series B. | Not stated | Company reported | 1 | |
| rrbb nested acquisitions | 5 tuck_ins · RRBB reports five tuck-ins since joining in August 2023. | Not stated | Company reported | 1 |
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
Target company press release announcing the definitive agreement.
Acquirer statement on the ADT agreement; source of the ">75 businesses" figure.
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.
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.
Reports over $2 billion in new capital at a $12 billion valuation, over $3 billion raised since inception, and more than 70 businesses. Announces expansion into built-environment services.
Announces a $35 million Series B led by The General Partnership and Allen Shim joining as president/CFO. Describes a permanent holdco with embedded technologists.
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.
Argues that relationships and professional judgment become more valuable as routine work gets cheaper. Makes permanent ownership, practitioner ownership, and organizational change central.
Confirms the rename and continuity of the accounting platform. Describes local ownership, branding, leadership, and the Tax AI initiative.
Chronology
- ADT withdraws guidance in Q3 results, pending Thrive dealoperating evidence
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.
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.
- Thrive’s new capitalunspecified
- Multiplier Series Bunspecified
- Crete becomes Currentunspecified
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