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Notes from the Alliance.
Longer versions of what we share on LinkedIn, for firm owners thinking about growth, value and what comes next.
Change that sticks: why our member firms vote on what changes
When private equity buys a firm, the big decisions leave the partners' hands. Linked Accounting Alliance is owned by its member firms, so every change has to earn its place through a vote.
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One hard truth from diligence: move goodwill from the partners to the firm
At many smaller firms, most of the goodwill is personal goodwill that sits with one or two partners. Here is why that matters long before a sale, and the small habits that move it to the firm.
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The second bite of the apple, and why we kept asking a simpler question
Most private equity conversations in accounting start with a majority stake. Linked Accounting Alliance started from a different question: why can't strong firms do what PE does, together?
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