KSM Merges Blackink IT to Expand Tech Advisory
Indianapolis-based Katz, Sapper & Miller adds a 17-person managed services provider to its Intelligent Technology Services Group.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Professional Services
Katz, Sapper & Miller has merged in managed services provider Blackink IT, whose team of 17 professionals will join KSM as the base of a new managed intelligence services offering. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Why it matters
The acquisition expands KSM's technology advisory capabilities, adding ongoing cybersecurity, infrastructure, and operational IT support to its services. For Indianapolis, where KSM is headquartered, it strengthens a local professional services firm's push into managed technology.
The deal brings 17 Blackink IT professionals into KSM, a firm with $215 million in revenue and close to 800 employees. The purchase price and financial terms were not disclosed.
The players
Katz, Sapper & Miller
An Indianapolis-based accounting and advisory firm and an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) that ranked No. 42 on Accounting Today's 2026 Top 100 Firms list.
Blackink IT
A managed services provider offering cybersecurity, cloud and physical infrastructure, and end-user support, whose 17-person team is joining KSM.
Doug Allgood
President and CEO of Blackink IT, who will lead KSM's managed intelligence services pillar after the merger.
The details
Blackink IT provides ongoing cybersecurity, physical and cloud infrastructure, end-user support, systems management, and strategic operational IT support, and will join KSM's Intelligent Technology Services Group. Doug Allgood, president and CEO of Blackink IT, will lead KSM's managed intelligence services pillar.
Timeline
Last year: KSM started an information technology advisory practice.
Last July: KSM added MichaelSilver in Deerfield, Illinois.
Last January: Noble Consulting Services added Rector & Associates.
2024: KSM added ValueKnowledge and Shanholt Glassman Klein Kramer & Co. and Cassady Schiller.
November 3, 2026: The Blackink IT merger with KSM was announced.
Market Landscape
KSM ranked No. 42 on Accounting Today's 2026 Top 100 Firms list, placing it among the largest accounting firms in the country. The Blackink IT merger follows a string of acquisitions since 2024 that have built out its advisory and consulting lines.
Clients of KSM may gain access to managed cybersecurity, cloud, and IT support through the firm's new managed intelligence services offering. Businesses weighing outsourced IT should watch how the combined offering is priced and packaged.
The takeaway
Mid-sized professional services firms are increasingly buying technology capabilities rather than building them, a pattern that may matter to businesses choosing between in-house IT and outside advisors.
Further reading
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