Mergers and Acquisitions

 Prominent Long Island Accounting Firms to Merge

June 5, 2014 

Prominent Long Island Accounting Firms to Merge

Two prominent accounting firms on New York's Long Island will join together beginning June 2, 2014. Combined, the two have more than fifty years of experience and the newly formed firm of CondeBoyce, LLP will unite the small business startup expertise of Mario Conde, CPA, formerly partner in the accounting firm of Ambrico Conde CPA,…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 KPMG Acquires Rothstein Kass

May 30, 2014 

KPMG Acquires Rothstein Kass

Big 4 accounting and consulting firm KPMG LLP has acquired the hedge fund group Rothstein Kass, the companies have announced. Most partners and employees of Rothstein Kass will join KPMG.

 WeiserMazars Merges with Risk & Compliance Firm ICS

May 22, 2014 

WeiserMazars Merges with Risk & Compliance Firm ICS

ICS’ Co-Founders, John White and John Palmer, have joined as Principals at WeiserMazars to lead the Banking Internal Audit practice and are accompanied nationally by their ICS professional team. The merger significantly expands WeiserMazars’ Governance, Risk & Compliance Services capabilities.

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May 15, 2014 

Intuit Acquires Online Accounts Payable System Invitbox

Intuit announced late Wednesday that it has acquired Invitco. The Australia-based company is the developer of Invitbox, an online system for managing accounts payable. Intuit is the company behind QuickBooks, TurboTax, Quicken, Mint and many other small business and financial management systems.

 BDO Acquires Fort Worth Accounting Firm

May 13, 2014 

BDO Acquires Fort Worth Accounting Firm

The national accounting and business services firm BDO USA is acquiring the Fort Worth, Texas-based firm of Hartman Leito & Bolt, the firms announced on Wednesday.

 Intuit Acquires Lettuce App

May 9, 2014 

Intuit Acquires Lettuce App

Intuit has entered into an agreement to acquire Lettuce, a start-up focused on helping product-based small businesses succeed by providing easy to use cloud-based solutions, including a robust inventory and order management system.

Scott Cytron

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May 6, 2014 

Firm Strengthens Services with Acquisition of SOC Audit Practice

The Florida-based, regional accounting firm Carr, Riggs and Ingram LLC (CRI) has acquired Tampa-based Auditwerx, a CPA firm specializing in performing auditor assurance engagements to meet regulatory or customer compliance needs for service companies. The branch will remain in Tampa.

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February 27, 2014 

What Facebook’s Acquisition of WhatsApp Means for Firms

Every product line (or service, or industry) begins at introduction, when a handful of early adopters begin to use it. This stage requires a lot of investment with little profitability. If the product survives this stage – and most do not – sales and profits begin to pick up as the product grows in popularity…

Dave McClure

 CBIZ Acquires Non-Attest Business of Tampa Accounting Firm

February 3, 2014 

CBIZ Acquires Non-Attest Business of Tampa Accounting Firm

Accounting and business process outsourcing firm CBIZ has announced that it acquired the non-attest business of Tampa, Florida-based Lewis, Birch & Ricardo, L.L.C., effective February 1, 2014. The firm's attest business is being acquired by Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. CBIZ Inc. and Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. said they will operate using an alternative practice structure.

 Porte Brown Accounting and Consulting Acquires Chicago Firm

January 30, 2014 

Porte Brown Accounting and Consulting Acquires Chicago Firm

Porte Brown LLC, www.PorteBrown.com, a Chicagoland accounting firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of LHW & Associates based in Crystal Lake, Illinois. LHW offers specialized services for clients in industries such as mortgage banking, construction, manufacturing, real estate, medical, professional services and various consumer markets.