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accounting Firm Mergers & Acquisitions

Experience and Passion That Drive Game-Changing CPA Firm Deals

Competition, technology, leadership gaps, efficiency demands, talent shortages, and the accounting industry’s growing “brain drain” are pushing more firms to make bold moves.

But motivation alone doesn’t make a deal work. Compatibility, preparation, and expert guidance are what drive successful outcomes in accounting firm mergers and acquisitions.

At Optimum Strategies, every M&A engagement is led by Ira Rosenbloom – a former CPA firm managing partner who’s executed deals from both sides of the table. You get his direct involvement, candid advice, and situational insight at every stage of your accounting firm merger or acquisition.

Ira is hands-on and highly responsive, ensuring you have timely guidance when decisions can’t wait. His approach blends deep market knowledge with the practical perspective of someone who’s been where you are and knows what it takes to get the right result.

We work with CPA firms across the Mid-Atlantic region, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, to assess opportunities, evaluate alignment, and execute deals that solve pressing challenges, strengthen firm value, and protect long-term goals.

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End-to-End Support for Accounting Firm Mergers & Acquisitions

Our approach combines strategic planning with hands-on execution. We help you:

Evaluate the market and assess available opportunities
Determine a realistic valuation and expectations
Assess your firm’s readiness for a deal
Identify and engage potential targets
Structure and negotiate transactions
Plan for post-deal integration
Maximize retention of clients, staff, and key leadership

We work with CPA firms that are exploring alignment opportunities, expanding their leadership bench, or preparing for succession. Our role is to help you think through each decision, evaluate your options, and take the next step with the right information in hand.

M&A Transition Assessment

Before you pursue a sale or merger for your accounting firm, it’s essential to understand where you stand and what it will take to achieve a successful outcome. Our Transition Assessment provides an objective, situational analysis designed for CPA firm leaders preparing for change.

We evaluate:

Timing and realistic timelines
Firm performance, profitability, and partner metrics
Competitive dynamics and market positioning
Internal capacity and infrastructure for integration

The study helps firms develop a clear profile of their attributes, set strategic priorities, define the characteristics of an ideal target, and identify actions to capitalize on marketplace advantages. It also outlines a structured process to pursue a potential acquisition or combination with a well-defined target firm. The assessment offers valuable orientation and preparation for a focused outreach effort, designed to maximize the effectiveness of practice merger and acquisition opportunities.

Accounting firm M&A Advisory Services

We provide hands-on navigation and facilitation throughout the CPA firm M&A process. It begins with a focused discovery phase to clarify objectives, establish priorities, identify strengths and challenges, and define the profile of your ideal merger or acquisition target.

From there, we manage outreach to potential firms, assess compatibility, participate in meetings, advise decision-makers, assist with negotiations, outline key deal terms, support legal coordination, and help bring the transaction to a successful close.

Ira’s high-touch approach means you’ll have direct access to him throughout, keeping momentum moving, addressing concerns as they arise, and ensuring no detail is overlooked.

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M&A Reveal:

Strategic Insight for Your CPA Leadership Team

The M&A Reveal is a confidential, three-hour strategy session led personally by Ira Rosenbloom, designed for CPA firm partners who want clarity on their next move. Ira provides objective insight to help you understand your market position, refine your goals, and focus on what matters most in M&A discussions.

To make the session as productive as possible, we require advance financial documentation and a discovery call to profile your firm. Whether you're seriously considering a merger or just beginning to explore your options, this is a practical, high-impact way to get expert guidance tailored to your firm.

Acquisition Optimization Study

Designed for CPA firm leaders preparing to compete in the M&A marketplace, this study evaluates your firm's positioning and outlines the steps needed to increase your appeal and strategic value.

We provide objective insight and tailored recommendations to help you:

Align internal capabilities with market expectations
Enhance your competitive advantage
Pursue opportunities that match your goals and growth strategy

This forward-looking engagement balances marketplace dynamics with your firm’s unique aspirations, providing practical guidance to support smart, well-timed decisions in today’s accounting firm M&A landscape.

Accounting Firm Merger & Acquisition Advocacy

A Second Opinion That Protects Your Interests

For firms already engaged in M&A, succession, or transition discussions, we offer a focused second opinion rooted in market experience and practical insight.

We serve as your advocate—evaluating deal terms, providing candid feedback, and being quick to respond when help or additional information is needed to make a decision, while ensuring that key elements such as compensation, valuation, integration, governance, and risk protections (look-backs, claw-backs, drag-alongs, and accountability measures) are structured in your best interest.

This service brings added confidence to critical decisions and helps ensure your long-term goals are not compromised in the final agreement.