Youngstown, OH –December 4th, 2025 – HD Growth Partners, a leading tax, accounting, and business advisory firm headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio, today announced its merger with Onpointe Advisors, an award-winning advisory firm based in Shaker Heights.
“This merger is about bringing together two talented teams who share the same passion for helping business owners,” said Tim Petrey, CEO of HD Growth Partners. “By combining our strengths, we can provide even greater expertise, tools, and guidance to help companies grow and succeed across Ohio.”
The merger brings HD Growth Partners to more than 80 employees nationwide, now with offices in Youngstown, Shaker Heights, Newbury and Cincinnati, Ohio as well as Bardstown, Kentucky. A newly renovated office in the Tower East Building, adjacent to the Van Aken District in Shaker Heights, will serve as a hub for the firm’s strategic expansion into the Cleveland market.
HD Growth Partners and Onpointe Advisors are both recognized for their people-focused cultures and leadership in fostering growth, innovation, and excellence for their clients and their teams.
Under the HD Growth Partners name, the combined team will provide an expanded range of services to business owners across Northeast Ohio, supported by best-of-breed technology, including:
• Business Planning and Advisory
• Tax and Financial Strategy
• Restaurant and Hospitality Accounting Solutions
• Real Estate Accounting and Tax Experts
• Fractional CFO and Virtual Accounting Services
Clients of both firms will continue working with the same trusted advisors they know, backed by a deep bench of professional expertise and technical capabilities.
“This merger will enable us to deliver greater value to our clients at every level of service,” said David Leavitt, Partner “They will continue to receive the same personal, relationship-driven service that is our hallmark, now with the added benefit of a larger team and deeper resources.”
HD Growth Partners and Onpointe Advisors are both Ascend platform firms. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend’s dynamic platform enables regional accounting leaders with great cultures and a big vision for the future to stay independent while accessing the deep resources of a national firm to help them grow. Learn more at www.ascendtogether.com.
About HD Growth Partners
HD Growth Partners is a business advisory and consulting firm dedicated to helping business owners and entrepreneurs plan, grow, and succeed. With a focus on building strong relationships and providing practical strategies, the firm serves clients throughout Ohio and beyond. HD Growth Partners has been recognized by Accounting Today as the “Best Accounting Firm in the Nation for Women” (2021) and “Best Accounting Firm to Work For” (2021-25), and by Crain’s Cleveland Business as a “Top Workplace in the State of Ohio” (2022-2025). CEO Tim Petrey has been honored as a “Top 200 CPA in the USA” by Forbes and was a featured “40 Under 40” by CPA Practice Advisor. For more information, visit www.hdgrowthpartners.com.