A roundup of accounting firm mergers and acquisitions from the past month.

Johnson, Lauder & Savidge LLP, and Esserman & Pelter LLP will merge their accounting practices.

A roundup of accounting firm mergers and acquisitions

Dube & Cuttini Chartered Accountants, of Kitchener, Canada, is merging with BDO Canada. The combination is to take effect on Jan. 1, and Dube & Cuttini will operate under the BDO name.

Gallina LLP is expanding to Utah by combining with the public accounting firm Leverich Group in Midvale, near Salt Lake City.

Companies planning for a merger or acquisition have various issues to consider as they prepare for the transaction. One of the issues is golden parachutes.

New York accounting firm O’Connor Davies has launched a new Risk Advisory Group with the help of two veteran accountants formerly with Rothstein Kass, which is now part of KPMG.

KPMG International said it realized record revenues globally of US$24.82 billion for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2014, a 6.3 percent increase over the previous year in terms of local currency.

Top 100 Firm McGladrey LLP has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Fesnak LLP in Philadelphia.

M&A volume is expected to be significantly higher than in recent years, according to a new survey, with 82 percent pursuing deals in 2015 vs. 63 percent in 2014.

A roundup of recent accounting firm mergers and acquisitions …

Online audit confirmation provider Confirmation.com said Tuesday it has acquired LegalConfirm, a Maryland-based provider of electronic legal confirmations.

Top 100 Firm Eide Bailly LLP, has agreed to add the Reno, Nev.-based firm Kafoury, Armstrong & Co. to its roster. The combination will be completed on Dec. 15, 2014.

Top 100 Firm The Bonadio Group has agreed to merge with Testone, Marshall & Discenza. The deal is set to close on Jan.1, 2015.

BKL will now operate under the Porte Brown name and will continue to serve clients in its downtown Evanston location.

A roundup of recent mergers & acquisitions among accounting firms.

Top 100 Firm Eide Bailly LLP has added Sage and Acumatica reseller Accounting Systems Inc.

A roundup of recent accounting firm mergers and acquisitions

Top 100 Firm McGladrey LLP has signed a definitive agreement to acquire considerably all of the assets of the Oklahoma City-based firm Cole + Reed. The deal is expected to close on December 1.

BDO USA LLP has entered into an agreement to acquire Top 100 Firm UHY Advisor's Texas practice. The deal is expected to close on December 1.