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November 5, 2014

Illinois Firms Porte Brown and Katzenbach Merge

The Chicago-based accounting and consulting firm of Porte Brown LLC has merged with Katzenbach & Associates, Ltd., a Bloomingdale-based public accounting firm. Financial details of the merger have not been disclosed.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

The Chicago-based accounting and consulting firm of Porte Brown LLC has merged with Katzenbach & Associates, Ltd., a Bloomingdale-based public accounting firm. Financial details of the merger have not been disclosed.

The merger, which took effect November 1, and the professionals from Katzenbach now operate under the Porte Brown name.

Katzenbach & Associates, Ltd. has been working alongside suburban area individuals and businesses since 1979 and is known locally for providing top-quality accounting, assurance and tax services to clients throughout the area.

Bruce Jones, Managing Partner of Porte Brown, believes the merger will benefit clients of both firms. Jones says, “Our mutual core values, expertise, and guiding philosophies will make this an easy transition for our combined set of clients. Our success has always been attributed to our investment in people, processes, and technology. Under the Porte Brown umbrella, Katzenbach & Associates’ clients will have access to a greater pool of resources and a larger team of professionals.”

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