BDO International has Georgia on its mind, but not necessarily the Georgia you might be thinking of.

New York CPA and consulting firm Marks Paneth & Shronhas merged with Montalto CPA, a Tarrytown, N.Y.-based practice, effectiveimmediately. Terms of the merger were not disclosed.

BDO International, a global network of independent accounting firms, said that its member firm in Hong Kong, BDO McCabe Lo Ltd., has merged with Shu Lun Pan Horwath Hong Kong CPA Ltd.

New Jersey-based accounting and consulting firm Wiss& Co. merged in New York City-based Freeman & Davis at the beginning ofthe month.

Consulting giant BearingPoint, which filed for Chapter 11 last month, agreed to divest several of its units to Big Four firms Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

CPA firm Hill, Barth & King has acquired Stikelether & Associates of Fort Pierce, Fla., expanding the firm’s presence on the state’s “Treasure Coast.”

Philadelphia-based Parente Randolph has combined with Lazar Levine & Felix in a $16 million merger, expanding its footprint in New Jersey and New York City. As part of the deal, Lazar Lipton Valuation Services, an affiliate of the firm, will become a division of Parente Randolph. The deal will increase Parente to 650 members, including 82 principals."[The merger] really started with our strategic planning process several years ago," said Parente Randolph chairman and chief executive Robert Ciaruffoli. "We made the decision to become the go-to firm in the mid-Atlantic region, which we defined from New York City to Washington, D.C."

Michigan CPA firms Frank & Freedman and Hirsch, Subelsky & Associates have merged to form Frank, Hirsch, Subelsky & Freedman.

Accounting firms Kern, DeWenter, Viere and Davich, Wilson, Morrow & Associates have signed a letter of intent for DWM to join KDV.

Recently merged accounting firms Thevenin, Lynch, Bienvenue LLP and George Malloy, CPA, have changed their combined name to Malloy, Lynch, Bienvenue LLP.

Kellogg & Andelson Accountancy Corp. has acquired Irwin Pomerantz & Associates, a firm based in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Two New York City-based CPA and business advisory firms, Josephson Luxenberg & Kance CPAs PC, and Maybaum & Maybaum CPAs PC, have merged, effective immediately.

Meyers Norris Penny, the 7th largest accounting and business advisory firm in Canada, has merged in Shiner Kideckel Zweig Inc., an insolvency specialist with eight offices in Ontario.

Southeastern regional CPA and business advisory firm Cherry Bekaert & Holland has expanded its penetration into the Florida market, merging with Miami-based McKean, Paul, Chrycy, Fletcher & Co., effective immediately.

Parente Randolph has combined practices with Lazar Levine & Felix in a $16 million merger, expanding Parente’s footprint in the Northeast.

Crowe Horwath is expanding to New York City by combining practices with Hays Co. LLP.

Minority-controlled accounting firm Mitchell & Titus has combined practices with Hill Taylor, another minority-owned firm, expanding Mitchell’s presence to Chicago.

Scott Sanders and Michael Thaler, formerly partners in Lazar, Sanders, Thaler & Associates LLP, are merging their practice into ERE LLP.

Accounting firm DeLeon & Stang has acquired Daniel G. Falk & Associates, expanding its service offerings.

Seckendorf Hasson & Reilly LLP and its affiliate, LL Business Management Inc., have merged with Eliot H. Lebenhart CPA, to form a Long Island-based sports and entertainment accounting, tax and consulting firm.