Integrations

Two Top 100 Firms, Moss Adams LLP and Hein & Associates LLP, have signed a letter of intent to combine forces, effective Nov. 1, 2017, in one of the biggest accounting firm M&A deals so far this year.

MCM CPAs & Advisors has expanded into Indianapolis by combining with K.B. Parrish & Co. LLP, effective August 1.

Deloitte has acquired Acne, a Swedish creative agency that designs marketing and advertising campaigns for companies such as Ikea, H&M, Spotify, Telenor and Max in Europe.

Firms are combining forces in the U.S. and Canada.

BDO USA said Wednesday its revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, climbed to $1.41 billion, a 9.6 percent increase from $1.29 billion in fiscal year 2016.

LBMC has added W Squared, a Tennessee-based outsourcing company that offers finance, accounting, payroll, human resources, technology and procurement services, effective August 1.

Two firms are expanding in New York and Nebraska.

The Top 100 Firm is expanding in New York.

The Top 100 Firm is combining with a consultancy in Portland, Maine.

Carr, Riggs & Ingram has expanded in Atlanta by adding AGH LLC, making CRI one of the largest firms in the city.

Ernst & Young said Thursday that Headwaters SC, LP and its Family Enterprise Business Services practice are joining EY.

Melanson Heath, a New England regional CPA firm, has added LaPointe, Torrisi, Stanley & Co., PC and LTS’s affiliate J.C. Driscoll & Co., CPAs, LLC, effective July 1.

K·Coe Isom LLP, a Top 100 Firm based in Loveland, Colo., has expanded into Missouri by adding Baer & Co.

A merger of firms can be fraught with employee disruption and anxiety.

BerganKDV has acquired Beltz, Kes, Darling & Associates, a firm based in Farmington, Minn., specializing in servicing charter schools.

HiAccounting has acquired the CPA firm WR Financial, effective June 30, 2017, expanding its presence in Hawaii.

Pennsylvania accounting firms Steger Gowie & Co. and Merves Amon & Barsz plan to merge July 1 to create a combined firm known as Barsz Gowie Amon & Fultz LLC.

Clark Schaefer Hackett has merged in LublinSussman Group, a firm based in Toledo, Ohio, effective July 1, 2017.

The merger adds a web builder, member invoicing, a member portal and more to the company’s portfolio.

With so many firms undergoing mergers and acquisitions as part of their overall growth strategy, knowing how to handle these brand transitions smoothly is a critical component of a firm’s long-term viability.