Net at Work Buys K&R Consulting to Expand Acumatica and Sage Business

Net at Work, the New York technology consultancy, said on November 9, 2026 that it has acquired K&R Consulting Group, a Sage and Acumatica ERP provider in Johnston, Iowa, in its eighth acquisition this year. Terms were not disclosed.

The Net at Work acquisition adds a client base in manufacturing, distribution, construction and e-commerce across the United States and Canada. K&R’s employees will join Net at Work and keep serving their existing clients.

For finance teams running Sage or Acumatica through a reseller, the practical point is continuity. K&R clients will keep working with the same professionals, backed by a larger partner with more services to offer, according to the announcement.

The deal also shows how quickly the market for ERP implementation partners is consolidating. Net at Work has now bought eight firms in a single year, and most of them sell or support the same Sage and Acumatica products that K&R does.

What the Net at Work acquisition covers

K&R was founded more than 30 years ago by Brad and Dee Kain. It sells and supports Sage and Acumatica ERP software and provides business advisory services.

Its customers span four industries: manufacturing, distribution, construction and e-commerce. They sit on both sides of the US-Canada border.

Net at Work did not disclose the price, K&R’s revenue or its headcount. The firm was founded in 1996 and describes itself as one of North America’s leading SMB technology providers and advisors, offering ERP, human capital management and CRM software.

The announcement does not name a private equity backer for Net at Work, and it does not say whether the K&R name will continue. It says the team joins Net at Work, which suggests the business will be absorbed rather than kept as a separate brand.

The Kains are staying for the handover. Brad and Dee Kain will support the transition and work with both teams to maintain continuity of service, the companies said.

What K&R clients can expect after the acquisition

Clients keep their current contacts. The change is that those contacts now sit inside a company with a wider product range, including CRM, HR and payroll software, managed services and cloud support.

Alexander Solomon, co-founder and co-CEO of Net at Work, said the firm intends to build on what the Kains created.

“We’re pleased to welcome K&R’s clients and employees to Net at Work. Brad and Dee have built a respected business grounded in trusted client relationships and deep ERP expertise. We look forward to building on that foundation, helping clients advance their business goals and supporting the continued growth of K&R’s talented team.” Alexander Solomon, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Net at Work

Brad Kain, co-founder of K&R, said choosing the right partner for clients and employees was the team’s highest priority. He said Net at Work’s commitment to employee development would create new opportunities for the K&R team.

Neither company has published changes to licensing or support terms. Clients with questions about contracts or renewals should ask their K&R account manager how those arrangements carry over, since the announcement addresses staffing and service continuity only.

Net at Work acquisition spree: eight deals in 2026

K&R follows seven other purchases this year. Net at Work has bought the value-added reseller Cloud 9 ERP Solutions and the managed service providers Kinzit Technologies, Network Computer Solutions and OnPair Technologies.

It also acquired the Sage Intacct practice of the business technology consultancy Endeavor4, the technology advisory firm BHE Consulting, and the advisory solutions provider Millennium Accounting.

The mix is deliberate. Some targets are ERP resellers, some are managed service providers, and one is an accounting advisory business. Each adds clients and staff in a different part of the technology stack a finance team buys.

The Endeavor4 purchase matters for readers who use Sage Intacct, the cloud financial management product that many mid-sized firms and finance teams evaluate against NetSuite and Acumatica. Accountio has set out how the product compares in its guides to Sage Intacct alternatives and to NetSuite.

Net at Work is not the only buyer of Sage Intacct expertise. EisnerAmper folded RSM’s Sage Intacct team into its technology solutions business, a sign that accounting firms and technology consultancies are competing for the same implementation talent.

How the firm built its ERP business

Solomon described the company’s path in an August interview. He said Net at Work was originally “an ERP shop for one ERP company,” then became the largest Sage shop globally, then a co-lead Acumatica partner, then a large NetSuite partner.

From there it added CRM, HR and payroll software, managed services and cloud support. The aim was to become an end-to-end provider, because customers expect more from their technology partners than they once did, and specialist firms can struggle to meet that expectation alone.

That strategy, Solomon said, has helped Net at Work’s own deal-making. Smaller providers recognise they have to offer a broader range of services but lack the means to build it or to partner properly. “A lot of them are actually joining at work and becoming part of our family,” he said.

K&R fits that description. It is a founder-led reseller with a long record in two ERP products, and it now gains access to Net at Work’s other services for its clients.

What to watch after the Net at Work acquisition

The first test is whether K&R’s clients see the same people answering their calls over the coming months. The Kains’ role in the transition is the stated safeguard.

The second is whether Net at Work keeps buying at this pace. It completed eight deals between January and November, and Solomon has described acquisitions as part of how the company grows its partner network.

The third is the integration itself. Net at Work has not said when K&R’s clients will be moved onto its systems or offered its additional products, and a date for that step would be the next fact to look for.

Accounting firms weighing similar moves have a parallel track. Private equity buyers have been assembling accounting practices at speed, as Accountio reported when Numica raised $21.5 million to buy small accounting firms, and the same logic of scale and service breadth is now reaching the technology partners that support them.