Kessler Orlean Silver & Co., has merged in The Kaplan Partners LLP of Chicago, effective June 1.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has acquired CPE Link, an online provider of continuing professional education for accountants, tax preparers and financial advisors.

Crowe Horwath LLP has merged in AbleBridge, a Westborough, Mass.-based software company and consulting firm that develops and sells technology built around the Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management system.

Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP has expanded to Maryland by merging in Stegman & Company, reputedly the oldest Maryland-based CPA firm, on June 1.

Marcum LLP has merged in Lautze & Lautze CPAs & Financial Advisors, an accounting firm in San Francisco and San Jose, Calif., effective June 1.

Warren Averett, LLC, Certified Public Accountants and Advisors, is merging in Hutto & Carver, P.A., expanding the firm’s presence in Florida.

BDO USA LLP is expanding its New York metropolitan area practice by merging in Charles A. Barragato & Company, a firm with offices in New York City and Long Island that specializes in servicing high net worth individuals and family offices.

Alan Whitman, incoming CEO of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, explains in this video how his firm handles the M&A process.

Tsakopulos Brown Schott & Anchors plans to join CliftonLarsonAllen, effective June 1, 2016, allowing CLA to expand to San Antonio, Texas.

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause's incoming CEO Alan Whitman discusses future plans for expansion in this video.

BDO USA LLP has expanded to Utah by merging in Mantyla McReynolds LLC, a firm based in Salt Lake City.

Bay Sherman & Craig LLP, a firm in West Los Angeles, has joined NSBN LLP, CPAs & Advisors, effective May 1, 2016.

U.S.-based accounting and consulting firm association Allinial Global has signed a letter of intent to combine with a U.K.-based accounting and business advisory firms, IAPA International.

Net@Work, provider of integrated business technology solutions, announced the acquisition of Sage partner Dresser & Associates, which specializes in sales, installation and support of Sage HRMS.

Crowe Horwath LLP has merged in the London-based insurance risk consulting firm BaxterBruce Ltd., expanding the Chicago-based firm’s footprint in the United Kingdom.

Wipfli LLP said Monday that Brittenford Systems, Inc. has joined the Milwaukee-based firm, effective May 1.

Continuing an aggressive spate of mergers, Top 100 Firm CliftonLarsonAllen has combined with Raleigh-based Adams, Martin and Associates PA, effective May 1.

Sikich LLP plans to acquire the assets of Brockman, Coats, Gedelian & Co., BCG Systems, Inc. and BCG Wealth Advisors, LLC in the biggest acquisition ever for the Illinois-based firm.

The annual Rosenberg Survey of CPA firm management is preparing to get underway.

Atlanta accounting firm Bennett Thrasher has merged in Graves Technology, a technology consultancy also based in Atlanta.