People: Tyler Wright has joined Moore Colson (Marietta, Ga.) as consulting senior manager; he was formerly with IAG Forensics & Valuation and KPMG … Mary Beth Koester has been promoted to lead the business valuations team at Rea & Associates (Dublin, Ohio) … EY has appointed Herb Engertas the new MP of its New York City office; he recently led the firm’s Global Private Equity practice … Smith & Howard of Atlanta named Sean Taylor as MP, effective Jan. 1, 2019; he started there over 30 years ago as an intern and will assume the MP role from John Lucht, who will transition to a consultative role in 2019.

Firms: Milwaukee-based Wipfli announced that South Portland, Maine-based Macpage has joined the firm; this adds nearly 100 professionals to Wipfli’s team of more than 2,000 in 49 U.S. locations … Marietta, Ga.-based Moore Colson has moved its headquarters to a new, larger office space at the Galleria Office Park in Atlanta; the new space will house its 120 employees, and it has an option to add space enough for 50 more people … Katz Viola Lebenhart & Mauro LLP and Lipner, Sofferman & Co. LLP, both located on Long Island, N.Y., have merged to form KVLSM LLP; the combined firm has seven partners (four from the former and three from the latter) … Chicago-based BDO USA has acquired SWC Technology Partners to bolster its IT advisory capabilities.

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