IPA INSIDER 2021 Year in Review Part II: New Horizons

M&A may have been a popular path to growth in 2021, but it wasn’t the only one. Many firms that didn’t make acquisitions – and even plenty that did – were building for the future by branching out into new practice areas or service lines. In the second installment of our IPA INSIDER year in review, we take a look at some of the emerging niches that firms are exploring as they chart a course for the future.

FIRST QUARTER

Andersen – Forensics

Mauldin & Jenkins – HR Advisory

Calvetti Ferguson – Wealth Management

Citrin Cooperman – Bankruptcy and Restructuring

Buchbinder Tunick & Company – Cybersecurity

Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz – CFO Outsourcing

CBIZ – Financial Services Advisory

Abdo Eick & Meyers – Strategic Data Analytics

PKF Texas – Bank Advisory

BKD – Cybersecurity

Armanino – SPAC Accelerator Advisory

Stambaugh Ness – Architecture & Engineering Advisory

SECOND QUARTER

Sax – Investment Banking

THIRD QUARTER

LBMC – Growth and Innovation

Friedman – Cannabis

BKD – ESG Consulting

Wiss – Technology Advisory

Dalby Wendlend – Wealth Management

Weaver – Accounting Advisory

Armanino – ESG Advisory

Katz Sapper & Miller – Government Consulting

FOURTH QUARTER

Andersen – Global Mobility

Freed Maxick – Accounting and Advisory

Withum – ESG Consulting

BPM – ESG