People: Rob Oliver, who served as president of Lawrenceville, N.J.-based Management Planning Inc. (MPI), has passed away; he joined MPI in 1974 and began serving as its president in 1996, retiring after 30 years with the firm; MPI issued a statement: “Rob was widely considered an early thought leader in the field of business valuations and partnership formation. We are indebted to him for his leadership at the firm and the opportunities he gave so many employees for professional growth in our industry” … Ammar Susnerwala has joined economic damages firm The BERO Group as a financial analyst; he received an undergraduate degree in engineering from the University of Mumbai and a master’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois—Chicago … David Garcia, CPA, CVA, CFE, has been promoted to principal in the forensic, advisory, and valuation services practice at Miami-based Kaufman Rossin; he provides consulting and expert witness testimony on accounting and general commercial litigation matters, as well as financial fraud investigations, embezzlement investigations, and various due diligence matters … Jonathan C. Abbotoy, CPA/ABV, was promoted to manager in business valuation services at Akron, Ohio-based Bober Markey Fedorovich; he provides business valuation, consulting, and litigation support services for purposes related to gift and estate tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, buy-sell agreements, shareholder disputes, breach of contract, economic damages, and family law.

Firms: Stout has acquired Chicago-based Davis & Hosfield Consulting LLC, a litigation-focused financial and economic consulting firm providing damages analyses and expert testimony; the deal adds 17 professionals to Stout … Atlanta-based Mauldin & Jenkins is adding KRT CPAs PC of Savannah, Ga. … Chicago-based Baker Tilly has acquired Management Partners, a government consulting firm that focuses on strategic planning, process improvement, organization analysis, financial analysis, executive recruitment, interim management, coaching, facilitation, and training services … Robert A. Ford, CPA, CVA, MAFF, has combined his Syracuse, N.Y., firm with the DeWitt, N.Y., office of D’Arcangelo & Co.

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