Private equity

The Arizona lawmaker is “reviewing the text and will need to review what comes out of the parliamentarian process.”

The current interest in the profession on the part of private equity bears more than a passing resemblance to trends from the 1990s.

Citrin Cooperman acquired Shepard Schwartz & Harris; MarksNelson bought Integrity Advisory; and CLM is acquired by private investors.

RubinBrown merged in Himes Consulting Group; WA Asset Management acquired BT Wealth Management; and BigTime Software acquired Projector PSA.

Citrin Cooperman, a Top 25 Firm based in New York, completed the acquisition of Kingston Smith Barlevi, a Los Angeles-based firm that specialized in the media and entertainment industries.

EisnerAmper, a Top 20 Firm based in New York, is adding Raich Ende Malter & Co. a Top 80 Firm, also based in the city, with the deal expected to close this summer.

Phil Whitman offers a primer on what the entry of PE money into the accounting profession means for firms.

The Top 25 Firm has added a consulting firm in Massachusetts that specializes in helping clients price their services to win federal government contracts.

Private equity firm New Mountain Capital has acquired a majority interest in Citrin Cooperman, a Top 25 Firm based in New York.

The Top 20 Firm is adding an accounting and advisory firm headquartered in Manhattan.