Crowe

01. Company

Crowe is a multinational professional services network headquartered in New York, United States, with a Swiss Verein structure registered in Zurich ^[1]. It is the 8th largest global accounting network by revenue, comprising over 220 member firms with more than 40,000 employees across 150 countries ^[1]. The US entity, Crowe LLP, maintains its national headquarters in Chicago, Illinois ^[4]. The firm provides audit, tax, advisory, and consulting services to a wide range of industries including fintech ^[8]. In 2026, Crowe accelerated its growth trajectory with an investment from KKR.

02. Product

Crowe offers professional services rather than a single software product, but has launched 'Crowe Studio,' a business unit focused on AI-native capacity and platform-style execution to help clients scale. The firm provides risk consulting, performance consulting, and secure information exchange services ^[3]. It also offers SOC reporting services to evaluate how clients manage data based on AICPA Trust Services Criteria. Crowe partners with technology providers like Microsoft, Mendix, and Alteryx to deliver solutions ^[11].

03.Security & Risk

Crowe publishes an Information Security Statement dated July 1, 2025, committing to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of personal data in compliance with GDPR and Data Privacy Frameworks. The firm offers SOC 2 and SOC for Cybersecurity reporting services to clients. However, Crowe experienced a data breach on January 30, 2024, attributed to the LockBit threat actor, affecting crowe.com.za. Additionally, Crowe confirmed it was impacted by the Cl0p MOVEit breach, though the impact was described as limited. These incidents indicate exposure to significant cyber threats.

Deterministic outside-in checks run directly against the vendor's domain - not inferred from press or marketing pages.

Last observed: Aug 12, 2026, 01:47 PM

• Public status page

  No public status page detected

  lowFail

• TLS certificate

  Certificate expires in 78 days

  infoPass

• Security headers

  5/6 security headers present

  mediumFail

• Email authentication (SPF / DMARC)

05. AI Risk

How this vendor uses AI/ML with customer data - model providers, training stance, subprocessors, and relevant DPA language when publicly documented.

AI exposure tier: Moderate AI Exposure

Crowe offers AI-native capacity through Crowe Studio and provides AI solutions to clients [13] [14]. The firm partners with Alteryx for AI-ready automation [16]. However, specific details about AI data practices, such as whether customer data is used for training models, are not publicly disclosed. The firm's Information Security Statement covers general data protection but does not specifically address AI-specific risks [26].

Training on customer data

Training stance unknown

DPA / trust-center notes

Crowe commits to maintaining confidentiality, integrity, and availability of personal data in compliance with GDPR and Data Privacy Frameworks [26].

06. Events

• [funding] KKR Investment

  Crowe accelerated long-term growth trajectory with an investment from KKR in June 2026 [19].

  Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM · Source

• [breach] LockBit Ransomware Incident

  Crowe's South African entity (crowe.com.za) experienced a data breach attributed to the LockBit threat actor on January 30, 2024.

  Jan 30, 2024, 12:00 AM · Source

• [breach] Crowe Data Breach

  Crowe experienced a data breach on January 30, 2024, attributed to the LockBit threat actor, affecting crowe.com.za [17].

  Jan 30, 2024, 12:00 AM · Source

• [breach] MOVEit Transfer Impact

  Crowe confirmed limited impact from the Cl0p MOVEit transfer breach affecting financial services companies.

  - · Source

07. Dependencies

Fourth parties this vendor relies on - subprocessors, infrastructure, and integrations surfaced from public sources.

• Microsoft

  microsoft.com

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• Mendix

  mendix.com

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• Alteryx

  alteryx.com

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08. Competitors

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  kpmg.com

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  grantthornton.com

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09. Recent News

In 2026, Crowe announced an investment from KKR to accelerate long-term growth. The firm launched Crowe Studio in October 2025 to disrupt legacy professional services models with AI-native solutions. Crowe reported double-digit growth for 2025. The firm has also appointed Josh Cole as Growth Leader to strengthen cross-network collaboration. Crowe continues to expand its AI capabilities, partnering with Alteryx for AI-ready automation.

10. Citations

1. [1] Crowe is a multinational professional services network headquartered in New York, United States. Crowe Global
2. [2] The Crowe network consists of more than 220 firms with over 40,000 employees in 150 countries. Crowe Global
3. [3] Crowe LLP has its national headquarters in Chicago, IL. Profile of Crowe Global and Crowe LLP
4. [4] Crowe provides audit, tax, advisory, and consulting services. Crowe: Audit, Tax, Advisory, and Consulting Services
5. [5] Crowe launched Crowe Studio to help clients scale smarter using AI-native capacity. Crowe Studio
6. [6] Crowe offers SOC reporting services. SOC reporting services
7. [7] Crowe publishes an Information Security Statement dated July 1, 2025. Information Security Statement - Crowe
8. [8] Crowe experienced a data breach on January 30, 2024, attributed to LockBit. Crowe Data Breach in 2024

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