Mergers and Acquisitions January 8, 2026
Doeren Mayhew Acquires Lancaster & Reed in Florida
The top 50 accounting firm announced Wednesday that it added Key Biscayne, FL-based CPA firm Lancaster & Reed as of Dec. 17, 2025.
February 5, 2013
Greatland Acquires ExpressTaxForms.com and ExpressChecks.com
Greatland Corporation has acquired the brands ExpressTaxForms.com and ExpressChecks.com from Portland, Ore.-based Express Internet Companies. Both are online organizations which provide small and mid-size businesses with W-2 and 1099 forms, as well as custom checks and other banking forms. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ExpressTaxForms.com and ExpressChecks.com have been in operation since 1997...…
January 30, 2013
Accounting firms Metis Group and Prager & Fenton combine
Prager and Fenton LLP and Metis Group LLC, have combined their expertise to form Prager Metis International LLC. This combination, effective from January 1, joins two firms who found their deep-rooted practices to be philosophically and culturally similar.
January 30, 2013
East coast accounting firms merge: BlumShapiro pairs with Sullivan & Co.
BlumShapiro, a regional accounting, tax and business consulting firm based in New England, has merged with Sullivan & Company, based in Providence, effective Jan. 1, 2013.
January 17, 2013
Connecticut CPA firms merge
Connecticut firms Guilmartin, DiPiro & Sokolowski, LLC, of Middletown, merges with Lipman & Company, PC, of Hamden.
January 3, 2013
Arizona Accounting Firms Merge
BeachFleischman and Taylor, Duffy & Associates merge to expand Phoenix presence.
August 21, 2012
Wave Accounting Invests in Growth with Vuru.co Acquisition
Wave Accounting today announced it has acquired online stock research application Vuru.co.
July 16, 2012
Fuoco Group Joins the BDO Seidman Alliance
Fuoco Group LLP (www.fuoco.com), a multi-state, full service accounting and international business advisory firm, has joined the BDO Seidman Alliance, a nationwide association of independently owned local and regional accounting, consulting and service firms with similar client service goals. Fuoco Group specializes in auditing, taxation, strategic advisory services, estate and trust accounting, forensic and fraud accounting services,...…
July 12, 2012
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting Expands Software Offerings with Agreement to Acquire Acclipse
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting in agreement to acquire Acclipse.
July 2, 2012
Accounting Practice Exchange Connects Firm Sellers and Buyers
The Accounting Practice Exchange is designed as a meeting place for buyers and sellers of professional practices, allowing a "For Sale by Owner" style market where sole practitioners can advertise and connect with potential buyers at a national level without employing a third party business broker.
May 23, 2012
Xero Acquires WorkflowMax, Accelerating Move to Online Accounting
Xero, online accounting software, announced today that it has acquired WorkflowMax, a full practice management suite. The acquisition will allow Xero customers to manage all aspects of their business, including jobs, leads, invoicing and time tracking. “Cloud solutions are fundamentally changing the way accounting professionals work today – enabling unparalleled collaboration with clients...…
May 1, 2012
NY Accounting Firms Merge
New York accounting firms Ross Rigby & Patten and Marvin and Co. have merged together.
March 26, 2012
SWK Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Hightower’s Assets
SWK Technologies, Inc., an IT consulting company, recently signed a letter of intent to acquire the assets of Chicago-based Sage business partner, Hightower, Inc., including its customers and intellectual property.