Ascend expands in Southern California
Accounting Today
MARCH 16, 2024
Private equity-backed platform Ascend has added a new member firm in San Diego, LevitZacks.
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Accounting Today
MARCH 16, 2024
Private equity-backed platform Ascend has added a new member firm in San Diego, LevitZacks.
Accounting Today
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The acquisition of Wilson Lewis takes private-equity-backed platform Ascend over $100 million in revenue.
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Accounting Today
MAY 6, 2024
Marcum acquired Croskey Lanni; Ascend added Blackman & Sloop and TSS; and RKL eSolutions bought Techware.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 12, 2020
Ascendant also hopes to see a reduced number of payment investigations and to also cut down the time it takes to resolve them, the company added. ” Ascendant also recently introduced a new service called Payee Intel , which is intended to boost cross-border pay while cutting costs.
RitaKeller
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Learn from the eagle and don’t fight the crows, just keep ascending. The higher the flight, the harder it is for the crow to breathe and eventually the crow falls off due to a lack of oxygen. They might be along for the ride but they’ll soon fall off.
Accounting Today
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The PE-backed platform for CPA firms has acquired India-based Sentient Solutions for Accounting.
Insightful Accountant
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Going Concern
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Accounting Today
OCTOBER 3, 2023
The private equity-backed firm has expanded to the Midwest.
CPA Practice
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
David Wurtzbacher – 2023 “20 Under 40” Influencer Founder & CEO Ascend LLC www.ascendtogether.com Recent Career Highlights Having raised private equity capital from Alpine Investors, I formally began building a management team in January 2023, and striking our first partnerships with exceptional firms.
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Ascend, backed by Alpine Investors, added HD Davis and PP&Co; while its affiliate ATKG Advisors made deals with Michalak CPAs & Advisors and Kowalsky, Rose & Co. Springline Advisory, backed by Trinity Hunt Partners, invested in BGBC Partners.
PYMNTS
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Hollywood has seen mass layoffs at all levels of its hierarchy, Variety reports. Warner Bros. , for example, has seen two rounds of layoffs coupled with a "wholesale restructuring" that booted workers who had been with the company for decades. AMC announced recently that it will be laying off 10 percent of its U.S.
CPA Practice
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Zephalto plans to complete 60 flights a year, in which balloons filled with helium and hydrogen will ascend 15.5 hours ascending to the stratosphere, three hours at peak altitude and 1.5 miles into the air. Overall, it’s a six-hour journey. Guests will spend 1.5 hours descending back to French territory.
Withum
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Team Members Donated Over 670 Days to the Following Organizations: ASCEND Impact Fund : combats Anti-Asian Hate, supports the National Pan-Asian Community and promotes an environment of inclusivity and belonging. Withum’s Empower Class and Team Member Resource Groups (TMRG) selected organizations to participate in the PTO program.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Ascendant also hopes to see a reduced number of payment investigations and to also cut down the time it takes to resolve them, the company added. Using GPI means payments can go through in seconds, potentially, with better tracking potential.
Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
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Going Concern
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CPA Practice
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PYMNTS
AUGUST 21, 2020
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PYMNTS
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TrueMoney, which operates under the Ascend Money name, is a joint venture of the C.P. “We are continuously adapting our operations and business to offer customers the best service and experience … the launch of our service with TrueMoney enables customers to now access money transfer services at more locations across the country.”.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
Moody’s is moving a bit closer to the world of small business lending. The company, which provides data and business intelligence solutions, like credit ratings and research for the financial world, said Thursday (Feb. 25) that it reached a deal to acquire a share of Finagraph.
Going Concern
OCTOBER 12, 2023
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PYMNTS
JUNE 30, 2020
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Going Concern
MAY 31, 2023
Tomorrow, 44 people will ascend to partner status at Baker Tilly, a slight decrease from last year’s record partner class of 46. There is, naturally, a press release and a quote from Jeff Ferro who stepped into the chairman shoes in March when Alan Whitman abruptly left his post.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 2, 2020
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PYMNTS
AUGUST 21, 2020
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Withum
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Xero
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PYMNTS
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PYMNTS
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PYMNTS
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PYMNTS
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PYMNTS
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PYMNTS
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Michael Goulder will be ascending to to senior VP of inventory management and supply chain. More changes are coming at the top of Jo-Ann Fabric — mostly with an eye for bolstering inventory and supply chain management.
Going Concern
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Ascendant said in an announcement that its participation will enhance its existing aPay payment platform as well as its API capabilities, wielding gpi to elevate transaction tracking within its own solution. .” AscendantFX Eyes Payment Tracking With gpi.
PYMNTS
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PYMNTS
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Direct-to-consumer (D2C) selling has taken wing with the ascendance of eCommerce to retail’s throne. What was once a small but meaningful constituency — online shoppers — suddenly seem to be holding all the cards.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 24, 2020
One FI deploying ITMs on a wide scale is Tennessee-based Ascend Federal Credit Union , which first began this initiative in 2014. FIs like Ascend rely on a number of approaches to help secure ITMs and limit their services to legitimate customers, including physical security safeguards and behind-the-scenes fraud analysis systems.
PYMNTS
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PYMNTS
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Going Concern
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