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.

The driver behind M&A is no longer always growth, according to Charles Hylan of the Growth Partnership.

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.

Wisconsin accounting firm Hawkins Ash CPAs has acquired the Green Bay tax and accounting practice of Brian R. Mudd and Michael D. Willis, effective July 1, 2017.

A Grant Thornton firm in the West Indies has merged in a former BDO firm to expand its presence in the Caribbean.

Accounting firm combinations in Florida and Alabama lead the bill in a roundup of recent M&A activity in the profession, plus a payroll company has been acquired.

Marcum LLP has merged in the construction accounting practice of Warren Hennagin, who is joining the firm as an assurance services partner in the firm’s Irvine, Calif., office.