Grant Thornton Stax Advises Accel-KKR on its Strategic Growth Investment in Phocas Software​

Grant Thornton Stax Advises Accel-KKR on its Strategic Growth Investment in Phocas Software​

October 20, 2025
October 20, 2025

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Grant Thornton Stax congratulates Accel-KKR on its recent strategic growth investment in Phocas Software, a leading Business Intelligence and Financial Planning & Analysis (BI and FP&A) platform for the middle-market. We are proud to have provided our investment advisory support to Accel-KKR.

Built specifically for manufacturing, distribution, and retail companies, Phocas integrates with leading industry ERPs to unify multiple data sources into one intuitive platform. This enables teams to access reliable, real-time insights that power smarter planning, in-depth analysis, and more informed decision-making across the business. In 2024, BARC’s Planning Survey recognized Phocas as a global leader in product innovation across both business intelligence (BI) and financial planning and analysis (FP&A) for the mid-market sector. Today, over 2,800 organizations worldwide rely on Phocas to connect their data, gain clarity, and collaborate more effectively.

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Grant Thornton Stax is a global management consulting firm serving corporate and private equity clients across a broad range of industries including software/technology, industrials, business and information services, healthcare and HCIT, consumer, and tradeshows and events. 

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