A roundup of recent expansions, additions, new services and other news from firms across the country.
CONNECTICUT
Marcum LLP was named Associate of the Year by Associated Builders & Contractors of Connecticut. In addition, Joseph Natarelli, national leader of Marcum’s Construction Industry Group and partner-in-charge of its New Haven office, was sworn in as a member of the CT ABC Board of Directors.
FLORIDA
Inbound marketing agency LeadG2 has acquired Vitberg LLC, a marketing consultant to accountants and other professional services firms.
ILLINOIS
Wipfli LLP served as a champion of Data Privacy Day, an international effort held annually on January 28 to create awareness about the importance of privacy and protecting personal information, and which is part of a greater effort, the #PrivacyAware campaign, to help consumers understand how they can own their online presence and reminds businesses that privacy is indeed good for business. … CDH, Itasca, is marking its 20th anniversary. Since its founding, it has grown to employ 72 people in Itasca, Chicago and Milwaukee. … The Illinois CPA Society held its three-day Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program in January, giving 25 minority college students access to training and resources to advance in their academic and professional aspirations, including interactive sessions dedicated to business ethics, team building, interview skills, and the CPA Exam. The all-expenses-paid program is funded by donations to the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois’ Mary T. Washington Wylie Opportunity Fund. … New York City-based WeiserMazars LLP has expanded its business valuation advisory services practice, which will be led out of the firm’s Chicago office by new partner Bruce Richman.
INDIA
KNAV, a multi-service fir with offices in Mumbai, Toronto, London, Amsterdam, Lyon, Geneva, Singapore and Atlanta, has joined Allinial Global, an association of over 100 independent accounting and consulting firms.
KENTUCKY
MCM CPAs & Advisors was named to A.M. Best’s list of the Top Audit Firms in the Life Insurance Category.
NEW JERSEY
Buchbinder Tunick & Co. LLP has closed its Hackensack office and relocated the staff from there to its expanded Wayne office, at 155 US Highway 46.
MISSISSIPPI
Matthews Cutrer and Lindsay PA, Ridgeland, has joined CPAmerica International, an accounting association of independent CPA firms.
NEW YORK
O’Connor Davies LLP, New York City, has expanded its relationship with global network PKF International, and rebranded itself PKF O’Connor Davies. … BCRS Associates LLC, including co-founders John Cook and Joe Bulger, has joined the private client services tax practice of Ernst & Young LLP. … KPMG will be a founding sponsor of Out Leadership’s initiative Quorum, which seeks to place openly LGBT directors on corporate boards, for 2016 and 2017. … EisnerAmper LLP announced a new executive corporate structure: Jay Weinstein will now serve as managing partner of markets and segments, responsible for executing business strategies for existing markets and segments and identifying emerging opportunities; Christopher Loiacono will serve as managing partner of services, responsible for the growth and quality of service offerings; and Michael Breit will serve as managing partner of regions, concentrating on the growth and expansion of the firm’s offices.
UNITED KINGDOM
Baker Tilly International reported its financial performance for the 12 months ending June 2015, with global combined revenues rising 7 percent to $3.8 billion.
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