People: The American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section’s Women in Mergers and Acquisitions Subcommittee named Jennifer Muller, managing director at Houlihan Lokey and co-head of the firm’s special committee advisory and fairness opinion practices, the recipient of the inaugural Women in M&A Leadership award; she is experienced in business and securities valuations and corporate governance and specializes in fairness, solvency, and other transaction-based opinions.

Firms: New York-based Grassi & Co. has acquired Gramkow Carnevale Seifert & Co. LLC (Oradell, N.J.); the firm has four partners and a staff of 25 who provide a wide range of tax, estate planning, concierge, and valuation services … Cleveland-based CBIZ has acquired the nonattest assets of Berntson Porter & Co. (Bellevue, Wash.), a firm that provides tax, forensic, valuation, and transaction services to clients in a wide range of industries, including construction, real estate, hospitality, manufacturing, service, wholesale distribution, and technology; the firm has approximately 120 employees … Springfield, Mo.-based BKD LLP has acquired Chicago-based Strategic Sourcing Results LLC (SSR), a supply chain consulting firm specializing in the healthcare industry … Miamisburg, Ohio-based Brixey & Meyer Inc. has formed a joint venture with Cincinnati-based risk management consulting firm RiskVersity; the new venture, CyberSure LLC, is a minority-owned advisory firm that assists clients in identifying, quantifying, and mitigating cyber risks.

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