People: Peter Brown, CPA, CFF, ABV, has joined Green Hasson Janks (GHJ), a Los Angeles-based accounting and advisory firm, as partner and Forensic Services Practice Leader; he has served as a litigation consultant and testified as an expert witness in numerous disputes encompassing telecommunications, entertainment, construction, and real estate involving complex issues surrounding business valuations, business-interruption loss calculations, and fair-value calculations.

Firms: Houlihan Lokey will commence a tender offer to acquire GCA Corp., a global investment bank with over 500 professionals in 24 offices across America, Japan/Asia, and Europe … Chicago-based Baker Tilly is adding New York City-based Margolin Winer & Evens LLP (MWE), effective Nov. 1, 2021; MWE’s 130 team members will continue to serve clients locally and nationally from New York, increasing Baker Tilly’s New York team to nearly 400 professionals … Los Angeles-based B. Riley Financial Inc. has acquired the investment advisory business of 272 Capital LP … Pittsford, N.Y.-based Bonadio Group is adding Ganer + Ganer of New York City, a firm that provides tax preparation, financial statements, business management, and consulting services to a wide array of clients.

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