How Private Equity Is Reshaping Businesses and Industries

Partner Russell Shapiro recently sat down with Michelle Thompson, CEO of Cherry Bekaert, one of the nation’s largest accounting firms, for an in-depth discussion on private equity’s benefits, challenges, and ongoing impact. Here, we share clips of the conversation regarding the role and impact of private equity on the accounting industry and beyond.

• An Accounting Firm’s Private Equity Journey
• How PE Can Attract Talent
• Finding the Right PE Partner
• Advantages of the PE Model
• Responding to Common Challenges of the PE Model
• “Selling” the PE Model to Accounting Firm Partners