--- title: Is The M&A Market Heating Up or Fizzling Out? - The Visionary Group description: The global economy is changing and the CPA M&A market is following suit. There is an increasingly larger number of private equity firms looking to buy CPA image: https://blog.thinkvisionary.com/hubfs/Heatingup.jpg --- [![The Visionary Group](https://thinkvisionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Visionary-Group-Logo_HDPI.png)](https://thinkvisionary.com/) - [Home](https://thinkvisionary.com/) - [M&A](https://thinkvisionary.com/mergers-acquisitions/) - [Organic Growth](https://thinkvisionary.com/organic-growth/) - [Build to Evolve™](https://thinkvisionary.com/build-to-evolve/) - [Speaking](https://thinkvisionary.com/speaking/) - [News](https://blog.thinkvisionary.com/) - [Team](https://thinkvisionary.com/team/) - [Contact](https://thinkvisionary.com/contact/) [Calculate Your Value](https://thinkvisionary.com/calculate-your-firms-value/) Insights Industry News # Is The M&A Market Heating Up or Fizzling Out? by [Doug Lewis](https://blog.thinkvisionary.com/author/doug-lewis) | Jul 29, 2021 | [News](https://blog.thinkvisionary.com/tag/news), [Webinars](https://blog.thinkvisionary.com/tag/webinars) ![Is The M&A Market Heating Up or Fizzling Out?](https://blog.thinkvisionary.com/hubfs/Heatingup.jpg) The global economy is changing and the CPA M&A market is following suit. There is an increasingly larger number of private equity firms looking to buy CPA firms. More regional and national firms are starting to face succession issues which are fueling the increase in M&A activity in the profession. Watch this discussion panel for an inside look at the current CPA M&A market and where things are heading. John Furey, Bob Lewis, and Michael Yardley go in-depth with their first-hand experiences and how they are adapting to the times.   Bob founded The Visionary Group twenty-five years ago to help CPA firms grow. Bob and his team help firms refine or establish a growth plan and instill a sales culture. The Visionary Group conducts custom M&A searches including firms that aren’t on the market. For more information about Bob, click [here](https://thinkvisionary.com/team/bob-lewis/). John started Advisor Growth Strategies (AGS) to do what he loves professionally – improve business management within the wealth management industry. John has worked with over 300 firms, representing $400+ billion in investable assets. Michael is a Director at Dowling Hales and advises organizations within the insurance sector, both nationwide and in Canada, on corporate finance transactions. He sources and executes a range of advisory transactions for Dowling Hales, including mergers, acquisitions, and capital raises. 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