Province, a leading and internationally recognized restructuring and financial advisory firm, today announced the strategic acquisition of O’Keefe, a Michigan-based advisory firm specializing in litigation risk management, forensic accounting, capital advisory, and turnaround solutions services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The combination of Province’s suite of multi-disciplinary services and O’Keefe’s targeted litigation advisory expertise, strong presence in the Midwest, and well-established referral network, will further enhance the premier advisory offering of both firms by fully leveraging cross-trained professionals capable of supporting across complementary practice areas. With 16 renowned advisory professionals, O’Keefe brings decades of expertise counseling companies and their creditors on a wide range of complex financial and legal situations.
O’Keefe’s award-winning practice, which has been named Best Litigation Consulting Service and Best Forensic Accounting Service by Michigan Lawyers Weekly Readers Ranking each year since 2017 and 2019 respectively, and most recently received the Turnaround Advisor Award and Restructuring Community Impact Award from M&A Advisor in 2025, will seamlessly integrate alongside Province’s leading restructuring and credit advisory businesses to expand the comprehensive multi-disciplinary services offered to clients.
“This partnership represents a significant step in our commitment to solidifying Province’s position as a top-tier financial advisory and consulting firm. O’Keefe’s exceptional brand reputation and litigation advisory expertise complement our credentials as an international leader in the advisory space. The culture O’Keefe embodies matches our own commitment to achieving successful outcomes for our clients and we are excited to leverage our pooled capabilities and expertise to further elevate our service offering and expand our market reach,” said Oren Young, Partner & Chief Financial Officer at Province.
“This is an exciting new chapter for O’Keefe. We have built our reputation on a foundation of delivering trusted guidance through complex financial and legal matters, and we look forward to working with a partner in Province that shares our values, culture of excellence, and client-first philosophy. Under Province’s wing, O’Keefe is now well positioned to make a greater impact by delivering our best-in-class solutions to an expanded client-base,” said Pat O’Keefe, Founder & CEO of O’Keefe.
The acquisition of O’Keefe represents Province’s first since receiving a strategic capital investment from Trivest Partners (“Trivest”), a middle market-focused private equity firm with approximately $6 billion assets under management, in July 2024.
“This partnership further accelerates the strong organic growth we have seen since joining forces with Province and marks an important milestone in our goal of developing the firm’s brand as a destination for top-talent and strategic acquirer of choice for other top advisory firms. Pat and the O’Keefe team embody the same ‘will-to-win’ culture that has come to define success at both Trivest and Province, and we are thrilled to welcome them into the Province family,” said Mario R. Masrieh, Managing Director at Trivest Partners.
Alongside the transaction, Province also announced the appointments of industry veterans Tom Buck as Partner and Manish Kumar as Managing Director, both based in New York, NY. Tom Buck has over 25 years industry experience advising distressed businesses across industries on operational turnarounds, financial restructurings, divestiture transactions, merger integration, enterprise improvement, and orderly liquidations. Prior to joining Province, Buck was a restructuring advisor at Glass & Associates/Huron Consulting, a Principal at Eisner Amper, and a Senior Managing Director at B. Riley Advisory Services (formerly Glass Ratner). Manish Kumar has over 30 years of experience in financial forensics, damages, valuations, solvency, and related analyses. Prior to joining Province, Kumar was a Managing Director at Teneo and spent over 22 years serving in various roles at Goldin Associates with a focus on forensics and solvency.
Province consistently ranks at the top of advisory league tables and has been recognized in numerous industry awards; most notably being named Creditor Restructuring Consulting Firm of the Year by the Global M&A Network in 2024.
