Grant Thornton Advisors has announced an agreement to acquire MCA Connect, a Denver-based consulting and technology firm specializing in manufacturing and distribution systems. The transaction directly addresses a critical operational vulnerability in the sector; recent research from the acquiring firm reveals that while 62% of manufacturers apply AI to operational processes, a mere 7% possess a tested incident-response plan for AI-related failures.
The acquisition injects deep Microsoft ecosystem expertise into Grant Thornton Advisors' single integrated practice, which spans strategy, technology, transactions, risk, cyber, and operations. MCA Connect is a three-time Microsoft Global Supply Chain Partner of the Year with deep integration experience across Microsoft Dynamics 365, Fabric, and Azure. Following the close of the transaction over the summer, the firm will market itself as MCA Connect, a Grant Thornton U.S. company, moving approximately 350 professionals into the buyer's Denver presence.
Tom Puthiyamadam, Managing Partner of Advisory Services for Grant Thornton Advisors, stated that "MCA Connect brings deep industry knowledge, operational fluency and technical capability" to help clients turn ideas into impact.
This transaction marks the latest phase of an aggressive, private equity-backed consolidation strategy. Supported by an investor group led by New Mountain Capital, Grant Thornton Advisors has previously absorbed Auxis and Stax to build out its transformation lifecycle capabilities. The MCA Connect addition also complements a rapidly expanding multinational platform that has united nearly 20 globally aligned firms and 25,000 professionals over the past 18 months.