People: Taylor West, CVA, has been admitted as a partner at New York City-based Marcum; he is in advisory services in the firm’s Houston office, and he specializes in the valuation of corporate debt, equity and derivative securities, partnership interests, and intangible assets of privately held and publicly traded businesses … Daren Mesrobian, ABV, has been admitted as a partner at Los Angeles-based Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt; he is in the Pasadena office and leads the firm’s valuation advisory services practice and has extensive experience performing valuations of business enterprises, equity securities, and intellectual property for a variety of purposes … Paul Fullerman, CPA/ABV, CVA, was named partner at Bodine Perry, a public accounting firm with offices in Ohio and Florida; he has extensive experience in business valuations for a variety of industries … Sareena Sawhney, CFE, CAMS, MAFF, has joined Princeton, N.J.-based Withum as a principal in the firm’s forensic and valuation services group; she is in the New York City office and focuses on complex fraud investigations, forensic accounting examinations, and services related to commercial litigation and damage analyses … Jimmy S. Pappas, CPA, CFE, CFF, ABV, has joined New York City-based Marcum as national leader of forensic advisory services and is based in the firm’s Boston office; he has more than 20 years of experience advising on accounting, internal control, and complex financial matters related to internal investigations, civil and criminal litigation, and corporate governance.

Firms: Union City, Tenn.-based Alexander Thompson Arnold has formed a partnership with Adelsberger Marketing of Jackson, Tenn., a digital marketing firm that offers videography, content marketing, digital advertising, social media, websites, and branding … Richmond, Va.-based Cherry Bekaert has acquired Icimo, a data analytics and services firm located in Cary, N.C., adding more than 25 technology professionals to the firm’s digital solutions and services practice … Pittsburgh-based Schneider Downs has opened an office in the Washington, D.C., region, in Tysons Corner (McLean), Va.

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