Accounting Today's 2023 MP Elite list recognizes top managing partners and firm leaders who are innovating and adapting to meet the evolving needs of the accounting profession, focusing on leadership, culture, and engagement to drive growth and success​.

Ascend has acquired Sentient Solutions for Accounting, an offshore provider with offices in India and Mexico, to serve as a dedicated resource for its high-growth partner firms. Sentient offers outsourced tax, assurance, and client accounting services, and develops AI tools to enhance CPA efficiency.

Ascend’s new private equity-backed platform is transforming regional accounting firms like LMC by allowing leaders to focus on growth and client relationships, rather than administrative tasks, while maintaining firm independence.

On June 30, 2023, Alpine Investors, Ascend's parent company, successfully closed Fund IX, raising $4.5 billion in capital commitments, nearly doubling the size of its previous fund.

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New York-based LMC has joined Ascend’s private equity-backed platform to accelerate growth, enhance service offerings, and access new resources while maintaining its independence.

ATKG, a San Antonio-based accounting firm, has joined Ascend, a private equity-backed growth platform designed to empower regional firms with new resources and support.

Alpine Investors partners with Opsahl Dawson to launch Ascend, a platform dedicated to supporting entrepreneurial CPAs.