Baker Tilly Names Marc Chase Private Equity Practice Leader

Advisory and professional services firm Baker Tilly has added Marc Chase to its team as a partner and leader of its private equity practice which serves both private equity firms and their portfolio companies.

Throughout his career, Mr. Chase has worked for a variety of firms in the private equity sector including venture capital funds, professional services firms, real estate private equity firms, and private companies.

Most notably, Mr. Chase was with advisory and professional services firm RSM from 2004 to 2017 where he worked within its national private equity practice and was the practice’s leader from 2012 to 2017. Since 2017, Mr. Chase has been active with several private equity firms including Sterling Bridge Investment Partners and Claymore Capital Partners.

Baker Tilly’s private equity practice is comprised of a subset of the firm’s 6,500 professionals specifically focused on helping closely held companies achieve their financial, business, operational, and growth objectives. Baker Tilly works with more than 600 private equity firms – ranging from independent sponsors to some of the world’s largest private equity firms – and their more than 3,700 portfolio companies.

“This is an exciting time for private equity. I’m thrilled to lead this team as we work together to provide comprehensive services that create value for our clients throughout their investment lifecycle,” said Mr. Chase, who is based in Baker Tilly’s New York City office.

“Marc’s wealth of knowledge and deep experience in the dynamic and competitive private equity space make him the right leader at the right time to lead this practice,” said Brad DeNoyer, the managing partner of Baker Tilly’s manufacturing and distribution industry team.

Baker Tilly is a full-service accounting and advisory firm with more than 60 offices across the United States, including in many of the world’s financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Baker Tilly is an independent member of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 148 territories with combined worldwide revenue of $4.3 billion.

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