Eide Bailly buys Texas firm JTaylor in third deal since PE backing
What's the deal? Eide BaillyDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a top 20 US accounting firm, has acquired JTaylorDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Fort Worth, Texas-based accounting and advisory firm. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The companies: Founded in 1999, JTaylor provides accounting, assurance, tax, and consulting services across a range of industries. Eide Bailly is a national platform that already runs Texas offices in Abilene and Haskell.
Why now? This is Eide Bailly's third acquisition since it took a private equity investment from Reverence Capital PartnersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → in June. The firm added California's MUN in August and Washington-based Loveridge Hunt & Co.Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → last month.
What's the endgame? The deal deepens Eide Bailly's foothold in Texas, where JTaylor brings local client relationships and a Fort Worth base. The two firms had a longstanding tie through the Eide Bailly Alliance, a member-based network of non-competing accounting firms sharing resources and specialties.
Chief executive officer Jeremy Hauk said JTaylor's "deep roots in Fort Worth and strong reputation in the market make this a natural fit as we continue building our presence and capabilities in Texas." JTaylor managing partner Michael Malloy called joining Eide Bailly "a natural next step" that gives clients access to specialized expertise while keeping "the local relationships they know and trust."
The signal: The acquisition fits a broader consolidation wave in accounting, with 108 US accounting and tax deals announced in the first half of 2026 — 47% of them backed by private capital. Texas has been a particular battleground, with Cherry BekaertDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s June purchase of Houston-based Calvetti FergusonDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → also expanding its state presence. For Eide Bailly, the JTaylor deal is a regional play in an increasingly scale-driven market, not a sector-shifting transaction.
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