ADP has agreed to sell its ADP Taxware business to Vista Equity Partners for an undisclosed amount.

John Wiley & Sons has acquired Efficient Learning Systems, an e-learning system provider that specializes in professional finance and accounting, for $24 million.

Transition Advisors president Joel Sinkin discusses succession planning for accounting firms and how they can prepare for mergers.

Top 100 Firm The Bonadio Group has agreed to add Richard Zweifel and his team to its central N.Y. roster.

Hancock Askew & Co. LLP has agreed to merge with Stein Accounting CPA. Once the merger is complete Hancock will have 65 employees, which includes eight partners and two principals.

Where high-profile firm mergers may take us

Firm mergers and combinations from the previous month

The major news of the previous month in accounting.

Accounting firms shouldn’t think that there isn’t a cost to a merger that doesn’t happen -- or worse, one that falls apart -- lawyer and M&A expert Steven Berger told attendees at Accounting Today’s Growth & Profitability Summit.

The technology consulting division of McGladrey has acquired top NetSuite reseller Forward Hindsight, effectively increasing its NetSuite business which it started over a year ago.

Fruci & Associates has agreed to acquire MartinelliMick PLLC of Spokane, Wash.

BDO USA LLP announced that it is expanding its Philadelphia presence with the addition of Asher & Co. Ltd, for an undisclosed amount.

Dembo, Freedman & Shutt, CPAs, P.C. has agreed to merge with Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte.

HSMC Companies of Lee’s Summit, Missouri and Orizon CPAs of Omaha, Neb., have officially merged.

Microsoft completed the acquisition of marketing campaign and activities management tool maker MarketingPilot, with plans to have it function as a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft within its Business Solutions team – specifically Dynamics CRM.

Meyers, Harrison & Pia, LLC has agreed to acquire Fannon Valuation Group of Portland, Maine.

Skoda Minotti has completed the acquisition of the Akron, Ohio-based Lomax, Soful & Foster, Inc. Terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Top 100 Firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram added Roberts, Cherry & Co. to its Louisiana practice.

Top 20 Firms J.H. Cohn LLP and Reznick Group PC have officially combined to form CohnReznick LLP, which will have 2,000 employees, 25 offices and more than $450 million in revenue.

BDO USA LLP has merged Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, P.C. into the firm. The combination will go into effect on Nov. 1.