Rehmann Group Merges in Pew & Kearis

CPA and business advisory firm The Rehmann Group, headquartered here. has merged in Novi-based Pew & Kearis. Terms were not disclosed. The union added four partners to TRG, bringing its partner total to 44. Pew & Kearis has subsequently shuttered its Novi location and moved into TRG's Farmington Hills office. The firm currently operates 12 offices throughout Michigan. Steven Kelly, TRG's chairman and chief executive, said the merger boosts the firm's strength in such industry niches as manufacturing, government/nonprofit, healthcare, retail/distribution, real estate, and closely held companies. The Rehmann Group ranked No. 38 on Accounting Today's 2008 Top 100 Firms list with revenues of $64.3 million.