A collection of recent accounting firm mergers and acquisitions …

Armanino LLP is in the process of adding Berger Lewis Accountancy Corporation to its firm. The merger, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close by Jan. 1, 2015.

Burger King Worldwide Inc. agreed to acquire Tim Hortons Inc. for about C$12.5 billion ($11.4 billion) in a deal that creates the third-largest fast-food company and moves its headquarters to Canada.

A growing number of management consultancies are being acquired by Big four accounting firms, according to mergers and acquisitions lawyer Stuart Cable.

Grant Thornton has expanded its international footprint throughout Canada, Taiwan, Vietnam and Switzerland.The firm has completed 22 mergers and acquisitions over the course of 10 months.

A roundup of recent accounting firm mergers and acquisitions …

KPMG LLP has bought the Workday Consulting Practice from AXIA Consulting, a provider of technology and business consulting services to local middle-market and Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

CliftonLarsonAllen has acquired PKC Consulting, an accounting, consulting and tax services firm based in La Crosse, Wis.

WeiserMazars LLP has expanded its health care practice as well as expanded into California with the acquisition of pmpm Consulting Group, a Sacramento-based health care consulting firm that specializes in providing managed care services.

A roundup of recent mergers & acquisitions from around the profession

The online audit confirmation service Confirmation.com has expanded its presence in Europe with the acquisition of ProConfirm Ltd., an electronic audit confirmation service based in London.

While it is inevitable that a firm or company will eventually age and die, it is the responsibility of the managing partner or CEO to ensure that the firm or company remains viable.

Crowe Horwath LLP has announced the sale of its subsidiary, Creative Financial Staffing, to its employees through an employee stock ownership plan.

The global strategy consultancy firm, The Parthenon Group, has signed an agreement to merge its operations with EY. The combination is subject to the satisfaction of agreed conditions.

Mylan Inc. is buying Abbott Laboratories’ generic-drug business and forming a new company that will be incorporated in the Netherlands, allowing for a lower-cost tax base.

A roundup of accounting firm mergers and acquisitions

A roundup of recent accounting firm mergers & acquisitions.

KPMG LLP’s wholly owned subsidiary, KPMG Corporate Finance LLC has acquired substantially all of the assets of St. Charles Capital, a boutique investment bank that provides M&A and capital advisory services for mid-market companies nationwide. Terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Devereux is actively engaged as a tax advisor and business consultant for Mueller Prost as director of manufacturing and distribution services.

MJR’s staff, and its six partners, will be joining Gallina once the acquisition is complete on July 1, 2014.