People: Ryan Leininger, CPA, CVA, has joined Maumee, Ohio-based Gilmore Jasion Mahler (GJM) as a consulting and assurance partner; his areas of specialization include construction and real estate as well as manufacturing and distribution … Arlene Towarnicke has become a principal at RSM US LLP; she is the leader of the firm’s complex financial instrument team within its valuation practice and has extensive experience in valuing complex securities and derivatives for financial reporting purposes.
Firms: Capstone Certified Public Accountants LLC, a firm that offers traditional tax and financial services, with additional specialty offerings such as financial audits, divorce/separation services, wealth management, litigation support, and business valuations, recently acquired Evans, Bartlett, Higbe and Porte of Prineville, Ore. … Savannah, Ga.-based Hancock Askew & Co. LLP is adding Mason Advisory Group of Atlanta, a firm that specializes in tax and accounting services for individuals and businesses, with industry expertise in the areas of real estate, healthcare, professional services, hospitality, and manufacturing … Chicago-based Baker Tilly has acquired healthcare IT professional services and consulting firm Orchestrate Healthcare of West Palm Beach, Fla.; the firm has a 120-person team that works to improve performance within the processes and systems of healthcare providers … New York City-based Marcum LLP is adding Saddle Brook, N.J.-based RotenbergMeril, a firm whose capabilities in SEC services was particularly noted … Enterprise, Ala.-based Carr Riggs & Ingram LLC (CRI) is adding two Southwest firms: Jensen Accountancy International LLC of El Paso, Texas, with a focus on manufacturing and distribution; and Ricci & Co. LLC of Albuquerque, N.M., that has a specialty in the construction industry … Two Houston-based firms have merged: Reimer, McGuinness & Associates and Hess Hopkins Alexander; the combined firm is known as Reimer McGuinness Hess PC (RMH).
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