Mergers and Acquisitions

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.

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.

Connecticut firms Guilmartin, DiPiro & Sokolowski, LLC, of Middletown, merges with Lipman & Company, PC, of Hamden.

BeachFleischman and Taylor, Duffy & Associates merge to expand Phoenix presence.

Wave Accounting today announced it has acquired online stock research application Vuru.co.

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, […]

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting in agreement to acquire Acclipse.

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