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PricewaterhouseCoopers and Booz & Co. have signed a conditional agreement to merge, increasing the Big Four firm's presence in the consulting business.

Averett Warmus Durkee has acquired the Altamonte Springs office from Top 100 firm Cohen & Co.

PwC US plans to acquire substantially all the assets of HumanR, a Herndon, Va.-based consulting firm specializing in organizational development consulting.

Haynie & Co., a regional accounting firm based in Salt Lake City, has acquired A.J. Robbins PC of Denver.

NetSuite Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire human capital management solutions provider TribeHR, with the intent of creating an integrated cloud ERP and HCM software suite for small and midsized businesses.

Kabat, Schertzer, De La Torre, Taraboulos & Co, an accounting and tax advisory firm based in Miami said Monday it will merge with the boutique firm, TD CPA, of Hollywood, Fla., extending KSDT’s reach across South Florida.

Deloitte said Monday it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Banyan Branch, a digital and social media agency, bringing the accounting and consulting firm into the online advertising and marketing business.

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O’Connor Davies LLP and Fazio, Mannuzza, Roche, Tankel, LaPilusa LLC have agreed to merge. The combination is set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2014 and will operate under the O’Connor Davies name.

Grant Thornton has ramped up its expansion efforts in Japan, Italy, Paraguay, Bangladesh and Ethiopia.

Paychex has purchased a minority stake in and formed a strategic alliance with cloud accounting software provider Kashoo.

Australia-based job management software maker simPRO Software has purchased a 30 percent stake in Gem Accounts publisher Gem Software Solutions, with plans to aid the product’s global rollout including its recent foray into the U.S. market.

Recent mergers and acquisitions among accounting firms

Deloitte has added TMA Construction Consultants to its financial advisory services group. The new addition will bolster Deloitte's infrastructure and capital projects expertise throughout Canada.

Top 100 Firm The Bonadio Group is merging with Gaines Kriner Elliott LLP. The merger is expected to be finalized on November 1, and the two firms will operate under the Bonadio name.

Sax Macy Fromm & Co., PC of Clifton, N.J., and Bollam, Sheedy, Torani, & Co. LLP headquartered in Albany, N.Y., have agreed to merge.