People: Luke Tanner, a financial analyst at Mercer Capital, has passed Level I of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) professional designation exam; he has valuation experience in engagements related to corporate planning and reorganizations, financial reporting, fairness opinions, litigation support, employee stock ownership plans, and estate and gift tax planning and compliance matters.

Firms: Kroll has opened a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa, located in the city’s Sandton financial district and forms part of Kroll’s wider effort to expand its services across Africa; Stefan Smyth, Kroll’s managing director of restructuring, will lead the office.

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