Mergers and Acquisitions May 13, 2026
Cohen & Co. Acquires Gordon Advisors in Michigan
The Cleveland, OH-based top 50 firm is acquiring Gordon Advisors, an accounting and business consulting firm located in Southeast Michigan, effective June 1.
April 9, 2015
Should a Partner Be Compensated for Bringing in a Merger?
This question applies only to line, client service partners, not to partners whose specific job it is to merge in firms.
April 9, 2015
Basware Acquires UK-Based e-Procurement Company
The acquisition significantly strengthens Basware’s position in the public sector, combining Procserve’s UK government experience with Basware’s established global expertise in purchase-to-pay and e-invoicing.
March 30, 2015
Firm of Marks Paneth Acquires Fischer Barr Wissinger
The accounting firm of Marks Paneth LLP has acquired Fischer Barr & Wissinger, LLC, a Parsippany, New Jersey-based full service accounting firm, effective February 1, 2015. With this acquisition, Marks Paneth, the New York City-based ...
March 10, 2015
Avalara Adds Brazil to Global Tax Compliance System
Avalara, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based software delivering compliance solutions related to VAT, sales tax, and other transactional taxes, has acquired the tax content, determination and compliance technology for Brazil from SuitePlus, a leading
March 4, 2015
Why an Accounting Firm’s Internal and External Valuation Can Vary
Profitable, attractive firms under $2M, and especially those under $1M, sold in a market with many potential buyers, usually fetch 100 percent to 150 percent of fees. If this is the case, why do 90 percent of CPA firms value goodwill for ...
March 3, 2015
The Sleeter Group Acquired by International Media Company
The Sleeter Group, Inc. has joined Diversified Communications, a family-owned, international media company with a 65-year history. The Sleeter Group, Inc. operates a membership community that provides professional training and development through an annual conference, membership networking forums, webinars, books, exams, newsletters, blogs and research services. The company serves a large, dynamic market with roughly...…
February 11, 2015
Los Angeles Accounting Firm Kolbrenner & Co., Inc, Merges Into Prager Metis CPAs
The Los Angeles accounting and business advisory practice of Bruce Kolbrenner & Co., Inc, has been merged into the national accounting firm of Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, effective February 1, 2015, the companies announced on Wednesday. Prager Metis has ...
February 10, 2015
Alabama Accounting Firm Merges into Carr Riggs & Ingram
Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC (CRI), one of the top 25 accounting firms in the country, has acquired the Oneonta, Alabama-based accountancy Self, Maples & Copeland. The staff and management team will remain in Oneonta and will start operating using ...
January 27, 2015
Prager Metis CPAs Completes Merger with Polakoff and Michaelson
The accounting and business consulting firm of Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, has completed a merger with Polakoff & Michaelson, CPA, P.C., a boutique accounting firm based in New York City, which focuses on Family Office Service.
January 8, 2015
Accounting Firms Decosimo and Elliott Davis Complete Merger
The accounting firms of Elliott Davis and Decosimo are pleased to announce that the merger between the two firms is complete, effective January 1, 2015. The combined firm, Elliott Davis Decosimo, is one of the top accounting, tax and consulting ...
January 7, 2015
Merger Season Continues as Wipfli Adds Two Accounting Firms
Wipfli LLP, one of the top 25 accounting and consulting firms in the United States, has announced the acquisition of two firms, Helena, Montana-based Galusha, Higgins & Galusha, PC (GHG)and Philadelphia-based Elko & Associates, Ltd. (Elko).
January 7, 2015
Baker Newman Noyes Merges with William Steele & Associates
The Northeast U.S. accounting firms of Baker Newman Noyes (BNN) based in Manchester, N.H. and William Steele & Associates, P.C., based in Boston, is complete. The combined team will operate from BNN’s existing downtown Manchester, N.H. office, serving cli