Grant Thornton Advisors completes transaction to acquire MCA Connect

Deal expands Grant Thornton’s AI- and technology-led services by adding one of Microsoft’s leading manufacturing and distribution partners.

CHICAGO and DENVER — Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (Grant Thornton Advisors) today announced it has closed a transaction to acquire MCA Connect, a leading consulting and technology firm known for helping manufacturing and distribution companies modernize operations, improve data quality and deploy practical digital solutions.

Based in Denver, MCA Connect is one of Microsoft’s top partners for manufacturing and distribution and a three‑time Microsoft Global Supply Chain Partner of the Year. Over the past two decades, the firm has worked alongside clients to address everyday operational challenges, ranging from fragmented systems to inefficient workflows that constrain growth and profitability.

MCA Connect is now part of Grant Thornton Advisors’ integrated advisory model, which brings together strategy, technology, transactions, risk, cyber and operations in a single practice. It is going to market as MCA Connect, a Grant Thornton US company.

For clients, the addition of MCA Connect deepens Grant Thornton Advisors’ technology capabilities and strong footprint in the manufacturing and distribution space at a time when demand for AI‑driven solutions is accelerating.

The transaction also supports Grant Thornton Advisors’ expanding multinational platform. Over the past 18 months, a group of nearly 20 aligned firms across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia‑Pacific have joined the platform — representing almost 25,000 professionals.

The transaction was originally announced in May.

About the Grant Thornton Advisors multinational platform

The Grant Thornton Advisors multinational platform is a group of firms within the Grant Thornton International Limited network that connects priority markets and operates with aligned standards, technology and delivery expectations. Firms remain locally led and legally separate. The Grant Thornton International Limited network provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets. 

The platform is currently home to almost 20 aligned firms stretching from the Americas across Europe and the Middle East to the Asia-Pacific region. These firms bring together almost 25,000 professionals to deliver cross-border solutions powered by advanced technologies, a shared commitment to quality and a growing reputation as the industry’s employer-of-choice. The platform firms operate as separate legal entities. 

About Grant Thornton Advisors LLC

Grant Thornton Advisors LLC provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services. It is one of two specialized entities known collectively as Grant Thornton in the US, alongside Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services.

Grant Thornton LLP, Grant Thornton Advisors LLC and their respective subsidiaries operate as an alternative practice structure (APS). The APS conforms with applicable laws, regulations and professional standards, including those from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Grant Thornton LLP is a CPA firm, while Grant Thornton Advisors LLC is not.

“Grant Thornton” refers to the brand under which the member firms in the Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL) network provide services to their clients and/or refers to one or more member firms. Grant Thornton LLP and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC serve as the U.S. member firms of the GTIL network. GTIL and its member firms are not a worldwide partnership and all member firms are separate legal entities. Member firms deliver all services; GTIL does not provide services to clients.

About MCA Connect

MCA Connect modernizes supply chains end-to-end through transformative consulting, unified data for business insights, process optimization and automation, AI and advanced decision making, and business application implementation.  

As one of Microsoft’s top manufacturing and distribution partners and a three-time Global Supply Chain Partner of the year, we combine global reach, seasoned experts, leading-edge tech, and a focus on business strategy.