SAN JOSE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / January 14, 2026 / CSuite Financial Partners, a leading provider of interim and fractional CFO services, announced today its contribution to a newly released white paper from the Private Equity Legal Alliance (PELA) focused on private equity investment in personal injury law firms.
The white paper, “Building Ethical, Value-Focused Partnerships: How Personal Injury Law Firms Can Engage Private Equity to Unlock Capital, Fuel Growth, and Create Rewarding Exits,” provides a comprehensive roadmap for personal injury firm owners evaluating private equity investment, recapitalization or strategic partnerships under emerging Alternative Business Structure (ABS) and Management Service Organization (MSO) models.
CSuite Financial Partners contributed a finance and CFO-focused perspective, addressing how law firms can prepare for institutional capital by building investor-grade financial reporting, controls and governance – often well in advance of a transaction.
“Many personal injury firms have strong economics but lack the financial infrastructure private equity expects,” said Timi Okah, CEO of CSuite Financial Partners. “This paper helps founders understand what investors actually look for – clean accrual financials, cash flow visibility, normalized compensation and disciplined reporting – and how to prepare without compromising professional independence or ethics.”
The publication is PELA’s first major thought leadership release and brings together expertise from across law, legal ethics, private equity and finance. Contributors include senior professionals from Holland & Knight, Samson Partners Group, Aprio Legal and CSuite Financial Partners.
CSuite’s contribution focuses on the CFO’s role in a PI-PE transaction, including:
Transitioning founder-led firms from cash-basis practices to GAAP-ready accrual accounting
Establishing monthly close processes, forecasting discipline and board-level KPIs
Preparing for quality-of-earnings reviews
Preparing cash flow forecasts and establishing working capital requirements
Helping founders understand how compensation normalization and governance affect valuation and deal structure
“Private equity doesn’t just invest in results – it invests in systems, controls and predictability,” Okah added. “Even firms that never pursue a transaction benefit from adopting these disciplines. They become stronger, more resilient businesses.”
The white paper also explores consolidation trends in personal injury law, ethical considerations of MSO and ABS structures, operational readiness and lessons from other professional services industries such as accounting and healthcare.
The white paper is available for free download here.
About CSuite Financial Partners
CSuite Financial Partners provides interim and fractional CFO services to founder-led and private equity-backed companies. The firm specializes in financial leadership during growth, transition and transaction, including mergers, acquisitions, recapitalizations and post-close integration. CSuite helps leadership teams build investor-grade finance functions and create durable enterprise value.
About the Private Equity Legal Alliance
The Private Equity Legal Alliance (PELA) is a consortium of advisors focused on helping law firms and investors navigate the evolving landscape of ownership, capital and professional ethics. PELA delivers legal, financial and operational expertise to support ethical and sustainable partnerships in the modern legal economy.
Press Inquiries:
Timi Okah
President and CEO
CSuite Financial Partners
tokah@ravixgroup.com
(408) 216-0656
SOURCE: CSuite Financial Partners
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