Accordion (company)

Accordion Partners LLC
Accordion
Company typePrivate company
IndustryConsulting firm
Founded2009
FounderNick Leopard
HeadquartersNew York City, New York, United States
Number of locations
New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Boston, Hyderabad, Atlanta, Charlotte, London
Area served
Global
Key people
Nick Leopard
(CEO & Founder)[1]
Atul Aggarwal
(President)
Jon Apter
(CFO)
ServicesCorporate Finance
Financial Advisory
Forensic Accounting
Turnaround
Restructuring
Management consulting
Data & Analytics
Number of employees
900+
WebsiteAccordion.com

Accordion Partners LLC is a private equity-focused business advisory and management consulting firm headquartered in New York operating under Accordion brand. The firm specializes in corporate and strategic finance, merger and acquisition execution, public company readiness, turnaround and restructuring, and technology.

History

Accordion was founded in 2009 as Accordion Partners LLC by Nick Leopard, a former Bear Stearns investment banker.[2] According to The Wall Street Journal, the firm "specializes in services for the chief financial officers and finance teams at private-equity portfolio companies."[3]

In 2017, Accordion announced the expansion of their services into California with the opening of their San Francisco office.[4]

In 2018, the private equity firm FFL Partners took a minority stake in Accordion.[5]

Atul Aggarwal joined as president in April 2019[6] to support the firm's new operating model and accelerate growth.[7] Aggarwal was previously a Partner at Bain & Company.

In March 2020, Accordion launched Maestro, a software platform designed to maximize value in private equity-backed companies.[8] Maestro would go on to be spun off and secured $7,200,000 in a Series A round of funding led by S&P Global Market Intelligence.[9]

In May 2021, the company acquired turnaround and restructuring firm Mackinac Partners.[10]

Early in 2022, Accordion acquired the Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) consulting firm Platform Specialists.[11] In June 2022, they announced their Dallas office expansion and move Uptown.[12]

Accordion Headquarters at One Vanderbilt, New York City

In August 2022, Accordion acquired ABACI, an Enterprise Resourcing Planning (ERP) and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) consultancy.[13] The following month, FFL Partners sold their stake in Accordion to Charlesbank and Motive Partners.[14][15] In November 2022, Accordion Managing Director and Co-Head of their Western Region Rishi Jain was added to a team of advisors to help guide FTX through Chapter 11.[16]

In May 2023, Accordion acquired Merilytics, a Hyderabad, India-based provider of analytics, data management, and business intelligence services.[17]

In February 2024, Accordion acquired OperationsRx, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based operations and supply chain transformation advisory firm.[18]

Office locations

Accordion is headquartered at One Vanderbilt,[19] in New York City, with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, South Florida, they also have an office in Hyderabad, India..[20]

References

  1. ^ "Q&A: Discussing the evolving role of the portfolio company CFO with Accordion Partners". Pitchbook. May 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "A Private Word With Nick Leopard". WSJ. September 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "FFL Provides Growth-Equity Investment for Accordion Partners". WSJ. October 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "Firm opens S.F. office to help private equity investors embrace tech's growth". San Francisco Business Times. June 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "FFL Provides Growth-Equity Investment for Accordion Partners". WSJ. October 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "Bain veteran named president of Accordion". S&P Global. April 30, 2019.
  7. ^ "Accordion Announces New Operating Model to Support and Accelerate Growth". Business Insider. October 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "Accordion Formally Launches Maestro, The First Software Platform Built to Maximize Value In Private Equity-Backed Companies". PR Web. March 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "Maestro Secures $7.2 Million in Series A to Grow Portfolio Management Platform Built for Private Equity". PR Web. November 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Accordion Announces Strategic Acquisition of Turnaround and Restructuring Firm, Mackinac Partners". Yahoo. May 11, 2021.
  11. ^ "Accordion Announces Strategic Acquisition of CFO Tech-Enablement Provider Platform Specialists". Yahoo. February 23, 2022.
  12. ^ "Private equity consulting firm Accordion Partners takes Uptown office, eyes nearly doubled headcount". Dallas Business Journal. June 8, 2022.
  13. ^ "Accordion Partners Acquires ABACI". Mergr. August 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "FFL Sells Stake in CFO-Services Provider Accordion to Charlesbank, Motive". Wall Street Journal. September 8, 2022.
  15. ^ "Charlesbank Capital and Motive Partners Invest in Accordion". The Middle Market. September 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "FTX may have more than 1 million creditors". BankingDive. November 15, 2022.
  17. ^ "Accordion to Buy Merilytics, as PE firms turn to value creation". PE Hub. May 8, 2023.
  18. ^ "Accordion Announces Strategic Acquisition Of OperationsRx". PRWeb. February 20, 2024.
  19. ^ "How a Private Equity Firm Struck a Balance at 1 Vanderbilt". Commercial Observer. May 24, 2022.
  20. ^ "Accordion to Acquire Data & Analytics Leader Merilytics". Yahoo. 8 May 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.