Beard Miller, Radics & Co. Announce Merger

Mid-Atlantic CPA and business advisory firm Beard Miller Co. LLP said that it would merge with the Pine Brook, N.J.-based practice of Radics & Co., effective April 1. Terms were not disclosed. Going forward, the consolidated firm will operate under the brand Beard Miller. The marriage with Radics & Co. brings four partners and 20 staff members to Beard Miller. The union will bolster Beard's financial services practice, which, following the merger, now serves more than 175 financial institutional clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic, including 50 in New Jersey. "This merger supports our overall growth strategy, focusing on markets and industries in which we have a significant presence," said Lamar Stoltzfus, chairman and chief executive partner of Beard Miller. With 55 partners and nine offices, Beard Miller ranked No. 48 on Accounting Today's 2005 Top 100 Firms list with annual revenue of $34.7 million.