People: Kenneth Mathieu, CPA/CFF/ABV, has joined CRA International Inc. (CRAI) as a vice president in the firm’s forensic services practice; he provides forensic accounting, litigation consulting, and valuation services as well as the quantification of damages in M&A-related disputes … Kevin Wilson, CPA, CVA, ABV, and Sarah DeKreek, ASA, have joined Savannah, Ga.-based Hancock Askew & Co. as directors of business valuation as the firm grows its transaction and valuation practice, Hancock Askew Advisors; Wilson will work from the firm’s Miami office, and DeKreek will be located in the Atlanta office … Zachary M. Barber and Heath A. Hamby have joined Memphis-based Mercer Capital as financial analysts and will provide business valuation and financial consulting services to public and private companies and financial institutions across the nation … Christopher L. West has been elected CEO of Grand Junction, Colo.-based Dalby Wendland & Co. effective July 1.

Firms: Stayner Bates of Salt Lake City is joining Springfield, Mo.-based BKD on June 1; Stayner Bates specializes in assurance, tax, consulting, and business valuation services and has about 35 team members, including four partners who will work from its existing office in Salt Lake City … Houston-based Briggs & Veselka Co. has acquired Financial Valuation Services (FVS), a business valuation and financial consulting firm in Austin, Texas; FVS and its employees, including founder Edward Fowler, will relocate to the Briggs & Veselka Austin office … San Ramon, Calif.-based Armanino LLP has acquired Bolar Hirsch & Jennings LLP of Irvine, Calif., effective June 1; the transaction expands Armanino into Orange County and builds on the firm’s existing presence in Southern California … Charlotte, N.C.-based Dixon Hughes Goodman is expanding in Texas by establishing a downtown Dallas office in the Victory Park area.

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