Eide Bailly Adds JTaylor in Texas Deal

The accounting and advisory firm added Fort Worth-based JTaylor, a practice founded in 1999, to its network.

Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Corporate Finance

Eide Bailly, a top 20 accounting firm, has added JTaylor, a Fort Worth, TX-based accounting and advisory firm. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Why it matters

The acquisition is the third merger-and-acquisition deal by Eide Bailly since it received private equity investment from Reverence Capital Partners. It extends the firm's presence in Texas, where it already has offices in Abilene and Haskell.

The announcement is a company-reported transaction with no disclosed valuation or deal terms. Eide Bailly's acquisition count is three since its June private equity investment, but the financial impact on either firm was not made public.

The players

Eide Bailly

Eide Bailly is a top 20 U.S. accounting firm that received private equity investment from Reverence Capital Partners in June.

JTaylor

JTaylor is a Fort Worth-based accounting and advisory firm founded in 1999 that provides assurance, tax, and consulting services.

Reverence Capital Partners

Reverence Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invested in Eide Bailly, funding its subsequent acquisitions.

The details

JTaylor, founded in 1999, provides accounting, assurance, tax, and consulting services across a variety of industries. The deal builds on a longstanding relationship between the two firms through the Eide Bailly Alliance, a member-based association of non-competing accounting firms.

1999: JTaylor was founded.
June 2026: Reverence Capital Partners' private equity investment in Eide Bailly was announced.
August 2026: Eide Bailly added MUN, a Roseville, CA firm.
October 2026: Eide Bailly added Loveridge Hunt & Co., a Bellevue, WA firm.
Nov. 2, 2026: Eide Bailly announced the addition of JTaylor.

Market Dynamics

The acquisition follows a longstanding relationship formed through the Eide Bailly Alliance, a member-based network of non-competing accounting firms. It converts that cooperative tie into a formal merger as Eide Bailly pursues consolidation funded by private equity.

For clients of JTaylor in Fort Worth, the merger may change the firm's service structure, though no changes to pricing or staffing were disclosed. Investors tracking private equity-backed accounting consolidation can monitor further Eide Bailly deals following the Reverence Capital investment.

The takeaway

Accounting firms are consolidating through private equity-backed acquisitions, with existing alliance relationships often serving as the path to merger. Readers tracking the sector can watch whether Eide Bailly continues its acquisition pace.