People: Asif Charania, CPA/ABV/CFF, ASA, has been named practice leader of the Valuation and Forensic Services practice at Richmond, Va.-based Keiter; he succeeds Harold Martin, CPA/ABV/CFF, ASA, CFE, who has retired as a partner and transitioned to a director at the firm … Derek Smith has joined Mercer Capital as a financial analyst, where he will provide business valuation and financial consulting services to public and private companies and financial institutions … Fiona Wallace, CFA, has been promoted to managing director at San Francisco-based Andersen; she is a member of the valuation practice in New York City and specializes in the valuations of intangible assets and businesses, including IRC Section 409A valuations, purchase price valuations, and the valuation of carried and capital interest … Tom West, co-founder of the International Business Brokers Association and author of such books as the Business Reference Guide, which many business valuers use for rules of thumb, passed away on Dec. 4, 2022.

Firms: Princeton, N.J.-based Withum is adding Martinez & Associates of Winter Springs, Fla., a management advisory, tax, and accounting services firm with a specialized focus in the automotive, construction and manufacturing, and government contracting industries … McCarthy & Co. PC, an accounting and advisory firm in Blue Bell, Pa. and Tinton Falls, N.J., has acquired New Jersey-based accounting firm Frank Leonard & Associates, LLC, of Fork River, which provides accounting and advisory services to transportation industry clients, with an emphasis on trucking and bus companies … Columbus, Ohio-based GBQ Partners LLC is adding VZN Group LLC of Toledo, Ohio, which provides tax, accounting, and consulting services to a variety of individuals and businesses throughout the Toledo area … J.S. Held (Jericho, N.Y.) has acquired Frostbyte Consulting, based in Calgary, Alberta, which provides environmental, health, and safety (EH&S); sustainability; and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) advisory and technology services globally … Atlanta-based Mauldin & Jenkins is adding MDG Professional Group PC of Huntsville, Ala., which provides auditing, accounting, tax, and consulting services to individuals and businesses throughout northern Alabama … New York City-based Marcum LLP is adding Nashua, N.H.-based Melanson PC, an accounting and advisory services firm with 13 partners and 100 associates that specializes in the government and nonprofit sectors … CliftonLarsonAllen LLP is adding Maumee, Ohio-based Gilmore Jasion Mahler, which provides assurance, business, and transaction advisory; outsourced accounting; risk advisory; and tax services across a range of industries … New York City-based Citrin Cooperman has acquired Los Angeles-based Kaufman Bernstein Lee & Robert, which will join the firm’s Business Management & Family Office practice; this was the 12th Citrin Cooperman acquisition of 2022.

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