M&A
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Clifton Gunderson and LarsonAllen have confirmed they plan to merge in the New Year into a combined firm known as CliftonLarsonAllen.
November 1 -
Minnesota accounting firm Boulay, Heutmaker, Zibell & Co. has merged in Hansen, Jergenson, Nergaard & Co., effective Oct. 31.
October 31 -
Maple Grove, Minn.-based accounting firm David B. Campbell, Ltd., has signed a letter of intent to join Kern, DeWenter, Viere, Ltd., expanding KDV’s presence in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.
October 31 -
J.H. Cohn LLP has expanded its presence in New England by merging in Kostin, Ruffkess & Company LLC, a firm with three offices in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.
October 31 -
A pair of Ohio CPA firms have merged: A.S. Fricano & Co. CPAs and Daniel D. Wolfe, CPA.
October 31 -
Friedman LLP has merged in the Sacomanno Valuation Group, a firm that focuses on business valuation and forensic accounting.
October 27 -
Lewis & Knopf CPAs, a regional accounting and business advisory firm based in Flint, Mich., has merged in Fenton, Mich.-based Leroy G. Johnson, CPA, effective October 19.
October 24 -
Dixon Hughes Goodman plans to merge in the accounting firm Swart Lalande & Associates in Fairfax, Va., effective November 1.
October 24 -
KPMG has analyzed the stock performance of over 300 corporate mergers and acquisitions and found that stock deals outperformed all-cash deals.
October 19 -
Big Four firm KPMG said it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Optimum Solutions, a provider of consulting and implementation services to users of Oracle’s enterprise software.
October 17 -
Philadelphia accounting firm Nihill & Riedley P.C. has been renamed as Smart Devine & Company LLC after it was acquired by Jim Smart and Rich Devine, formerly of Smart and Associates.
October 11 -
CPA and business advisory firm White, Nelson & Co announced that it would merge with Orange County practice Diehl, Evans & Co., effective December 1.
October 11 -
Kemper CPA Group, a regional accounting and business advisory firm based in Greenfield, Ind., has merged in Campbell, Royster, Carver, McBride & Co. LLP of Henderson, Ky., effective October 1.
October 6 -
Minority-owned CPA firm Hoskins & Company is expanding from its Nashville base to Chattanooga, Tenn., with the acquisition of the firm of Harry Tate, CPA, P.C.
October 5 -
CPA and business advisory firm McConnell & Jones has merged in John A. Braden PC, effective immediately.
October 4 -
Crowe Horwath LLP plans to merge in Perry-Smith LLP on Nov. 1, expanding the Chicago-based firm’s footprint to San Francisco and Sacramento.
October 3 -
It's no secret that today mergers and acquisitions are an extremely active part of the accounting profession. These combinations are due to numerous reasons, with retirement, leadership and growth at the top of the list. As owners reach retirement age, they are looking for an exit strategy. At the same time, growing firms are looking for merger candidates to gain clients, to gain access to needed staff skills, or to establish a presence in a desired market location. With a marketplace like this of buyers and sellers, it's no wonder there is plenty of activity!
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In a union that would create one of the largest CPA and business advisory firms in California, Top 100 Firm Burr Pilger Mayer is merging with Windes & McClaughry Accountancy Corp., effective Jan. 1, 2012.
September 30