People: Bruce C. Wood, CPA/ABV, CVA, MTx, has joined Dayton, Ohio-based Brady Ware & Co. as a principal of Strategic Valuation and Advisory Services; he has over 30 years of experience and he focuses on business appraisals and litigation support related to tax disputes and other transactions, personal and corporate divorces, mergers and acquisition activity, estate, gift and trust transactions, and other business disputes.

Firms: The new firm name for the planned merger of BKD and DHG will be FORVIS (forward vision) on June 1, the date the merger becomes official; the new name “not only reflects the unique heritage of each firm but also the way the combined firm will operate moving forward,” the CEOs of both firms said in a joint announcement … Atlanta-based Aprio LLP is adding Fairfield, N.J.-based Leaf Miele Manganelli Fortunato & Engel LLC (Leaf Saltzman), a firm with 32 team members that provides accounting and financial services to clients across the Northeast serving a wide range of industries, including manufacturing and distribution, construction and real estate, professional services, and international and private equity … Stout has acquired Genova Group, a Philadelphia-based advisory firm with a team of 20 professionals who provide accounting, tax, and valuation advisory services.

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