People: The National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) has named its outstanding members for the first quarter of 2020: James A. DiGabriele, Ph.D./DPS, CPA/ABV/CFF, CFE, CFSA, CRFAC, CVA, a managing partner of DiGabriele, McNulty, Campanella & Co. LLC, and Kerrie Merrifield, CPA, ABV, CFF, MAFF, owner of Axiom Forensics … Sean Murphy has joined Houlihan Lokey’s financial and valuation advisory business to lead its transaction advisory services practice; he will be based in the firm’s Dallas office.

Firms: Stout has expanded its Transaction Advisory practice to include Financial Due Diligence and Tax Services, which is focused on mergers, acquisitions, business combinations, investments, and financing arrangements, on both the buy side and sell side … Plante Moran’s new offices in Cincinnati were showcased in a photo gallery on bizjournals.com.

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