EisnerAmper Combines with MLCworks

Mergers and Acquisitions | January 15, 2026

EisnerAmper Combines with MLCworks

The top 15 accounting firm has added MLCworks, a digital marketing and growth advisory firm based in Metairie, LA, in a deal that closed in early January.

Jason Bramwell

Top 15 accounting firm EisnerAmper has added MLCworks, a digital marketing and growth advisory firm based in Metairie, LA, in a deal that closed in early January.

Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

This is the New York City-based firm’s first M&A transaction of 2026. EisnerAmper’s last deal was in October 2025 when it added Fernway Solutions, a fast-growing accounting and advisory firm known for its cross-border expertise and entrepreneurial approach.

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Founded in 2013, MLCworks provides strategic planning, brand development, media strategy, digital advertising, sales enablement, custom website design and development, search engine optimization, and online reputation management. 

Areas of deep industry experience include health care, legal, retail, home improvement, nonprofit, and other sectors, according to a Jan. 13 media release.

Dan Gardiner

“This move further solidifies our philosophy of providing a truly holistic approach to clients’ needs—whether that need is international tax planning or creating a state-of-the-art website or growth plan,” Dan Gardiner, managing partner of outsourced solutions at EisnerAmper, said in a statement. “We very much look forward to the exciting new opportunities this relationship will offer clients going forward.”  

“Similar to EisnerAmper, MLCworks is passionate about using data-driven insights, a strategic approach, and leading-edge optimization to ensure that every engagement not just meets but exceeds expectations,” said Lauren Lightfoot, founder and CEO of MLCworks. “There’s a great symbiosis between our two growing firms.”   

Private equity-backed EisnerAmper is comprised of EisnerAmper LLP, a CPA firm that provides client attest services, and Eisner Advisory Group LLC, an alternative practice structure that provides business advisory and non-attest services in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, standards, and codes of conduct.

The accounting firm’s combined entities include approximately 475 partners and 4,700 employees.

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