Eide Bailly Buys Fort Worth Accounting Firm JTaylor
Fort Worth businesses using JTaylor for accounting and tax work will now be served by a larger capital-backed network.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Corporate Finance
Eide Bailly, a top 20 U.S. accounting firm, has added JTaylor, a Fort Worth-based accounting, assurance, tax, and consulting firm founded in 1999. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, and it marks Eide Bailly's third acquisition since receiving private equity investment from Reverence Capital Partners.
Why it matters
The acquisition extends Eide Bailly's footprint into Fort Worth and Texas, where it already operates offices in Abilene and Haskell. Because JTaylor and Eide Bailly already shared a relationship through the Eide Bailly Alliance, the deal reflects consolidation among firms that previously worked together as non-competing peers.
Eide Bailly's JTaylor deal is its third acquisition since the June private equity investment from Reverence Capital Partners, after MUN in August and Loveridge Hunt & Co. in October. JTaylor, founded in 1999, provides accounting, assurance, tax, and consulting services, but its size and financial terms were not disclosed.
The players
Eide Bailly
A top 20 U.S. accounting firm with offices in Abilene and Haskell, Texas, that is pursuing acquisitions following private equity backing from Reverence Capital Partners.
JTaylor
A Fort Worth-based accounting, assurance, tax, and consulting firm founded in 1999 that serves clients across a range of industries.
Reverence Capital Partners
A private equity firm whose June investment in Eide Bailly is funding the accounting firm's string of acquisitions.
The details
Eide Bailly acquired JTaylor as a merger-and-acquisition transaction, building on a longstanding relationship between the two firms through the Eide Bailly Alliance, a member-based association of non-competing accounting firms. Acquisitions of this kind let a firm add regional practice capacity and client relationships without building a new office from scratch. For operators, this pattern signals that mid-sized accounting providers in Texas may increasingly be part of larger, capital-backed networks.
Timeline
JTaylor was founded in 1999.
Reverence Capital Partners' private equity investment in Eide Bailly was announced in June 2026.
Eide Bailly added MUN, a Roseville, CA firm, in August 2026.
Eide Bailly added Loveridge Hunt & Co., a Bellevue, WA firm, in October 2026.
Eide Bailly announced the addition of JTaylor on November 2, 2026.
Market Landscape
Eide Bailly's acquisition of JTaylor is the third deal since its private equity investment, showing a consolidation strategy built on relationships formed inside the Eide Bailly Alliance. The move places a Fort Worth firm with a 1999 founding date into a larger network that is expanding across Texas, California, and Washington.
Operators who buy accounting, tax, or advisory services in Fort Worth should expect the local provider landscape to shift as capital-backed networks acquire regional firms. Owners reviewing vendor contracts should confirm continuity of service terms with qualified counsel or their accountant when their provider changes ownership.
The takeaway
Watch for further acquisitions by capital-backed accounting networks in Texas, since they can change the pricing and service model of providers your business relies on. If your current accounting firm is involved in a deal, ask your accountant for written confirmation of how engagement terms and point of contact will change.
Further reading
For more on how capital-backed firms are reshaping deals like this, explore Corporate Finance coverage.
