People: John-Henry Eversgerd, CFA, ASA, has launched a new boutique valuation firm, Hewlett & Murray, based in Sydney, Australia; the firm already has a team of six professionals specializing in business valuation, intellectual property valuation, economic loss quantification, and expert witness services; Eversgerd is the former co-leader of FTI Consulting’s Australian valuation practice.

Firms: The M&A Advisor’s 17th Annual Turnaround Awards named Valuation Research Corp. (VRC) the Valuation Firm of the Year … Pittsford, N.Y.-based The Bonadio Group has acquired forensic accounting firm Webber CPA of Rochester, N.Y. … San Francisco-based BPM LLP has acquired the RiMo Consulting Group team of Las Vegas, a firm that provides risk advisory services to clients across the U.S. … FORVIS (the new firm name for the merger of BKD and DHG) has opened an office in South Florida (Boca Raton), its third office in the state (the others are in Jacksonville and Tampa) … In Canada, Calgary-based MNP is adding Shawinigan, Québec -based Sylvain Béland CPA, a firm that provides a wide range of accounting and tax services to organizations throughout the Mauricie region of Québec … Los Angeles-based MGO expands its reach in Silicon Valley by adding Young Craig & Co. LLP of Mountain View, Calif. … St. Louis-based RubinBrown LLP is joining forces with Birmingham, Ala.-based KnowledgePath Consulting, a provider of technology consulting services.

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