Eide Bailly grows in Texas

• Key Insight: Learn why Eide Bailly is absorbing Fort Worth-based regional leader JTaylor.
• Forward Look: Prepare for further organic and inorganic acquisitions funded by a recent private equity investment.

Top 25 Firm Eide Bailly is adding Fort Worth, Texas-based Regional Leader JTaylor.

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The addition will help North Dakota-based Eide Bailly continue its geographic growth strategy, which has seen it acquire firms from coast to coast over the past few years.

“We’re excited to welcome the JTaylor team to Eide Bailly,” said managing partner and CEO Jeremy Hauk, in a statement. “Our firms have developed a strong relationship over the years, and we share a commitment to providing exceptional service and helping clients address increasingly complex challenges. JTaylor’s deep roots in Fort Worth and strong reputation in the market make this a natural fit as we continue building our presence and capabilities in Texas.”

Eide Bailly, based in Fargo, North Dakota, ranked No. 18 on Accounting Today‘s 2026 Top 100 Firms list, with $761 million in revenue, 436 partners and over 3,500 employees across 50 offices. Earlier this year, the firm received a private equity investment from Reverence Capital to continue expanding organically and inorganically through acquisitions.

JTaylor ranked No. 14 on Accounting Today‘s Southwest Regional Leaders list, with $30.83 million in revenue, 23 partners and over 150 employees.

Before the deal, the two firms were acquainted with each other through the Eide Bailly Alliance.

“Our long-standing relationship with Eide Bailly has given us the opportunity to see firsthand the value their people and resources can offer both our clients and our team,” said JTaylor managing partner Michael Malloy, in a statement. “Becoming part of Eide Bailly is a natural next step that allows us to build on that relationship. It provides our clients with access to additional specialized expertise while continuing to serve them with the local relationships they know and trust. Just as important, it allows us to increase our investment in the careers of those who have made JTaylor such a great firm.”

Eide Bailly has made a number of acquisitions over the past few years. In October, it added Loveridge Hunt & Co. in Bellevue, Washington. In August, it added MUN with offices in California, Nevada and Hawaii. In December 2025, it added Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer in Virginia. That year it also added Traner Smith in Washington, Hamilton Tharp in California, Roycon in Texas, and Volpe Brown & Co. in Ohio. The previous year, it merged in Apple Growth Partners in Ohio. It also sold its wealth management practice to Sequoia Financial Group.

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