People: Louise Poole, CPA, CA, CBV, CFF, a partner in the valuation and litigation practice at Davis Martindale (London, Ontario) is the 2021 recipient of the Top CBV Under 40 award from the Chartered Business Valuators Institute (CBV Institute), Canada’s valuation professional organization (VPO) … Benjamin Schuver, CPA, MBA, a senior analyst at Brisbane Consulting Group LLC (Buffalo, N.Y.), has earned his accreditation in business valuation (ABV) from the AICPA; he has experience in the valuation of businesses, business interests, and intangible assets for purposes of financial reporting, transaction advisory, and tax planning and compliance, as well as the performance of various forensic accounting procedures … Andrew P. Ross, CPA, CFE, CVA, PFS, and Gabe H. Shurek, CPA/CFF, CFE, CVA, both partners at Woodbury, N.Y.-based Gettry Marcus, will assume co-leadership of the firm’s business valuation and litigation services group … Cliff Kinney, CPA, CVA, partner in Kinney & Associates PLLC, CPAs, of Oxford, Miss., has launched Kinney Valuation Services PLLC to provide business valuations for clients in Mississippi and the broader region.

Firms: Springfield, Mo.-based BKD LLP has acquired Indianapolis-based consulting firm Hamernik LLC, a firm known for assisting companies with strategic assessments, consultation, and business and management transitions … New York City-based Anchin Block & Anchin LLP has opened an office in Uniondale, N.Y., on Long Island.

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