People: Jason Soman, CPA/ABV, ASA, CFE, CDFA, has launched the business valuation and forensic accounting firm Accounting & Valuation LLC, which specializes in the complex accounting and valuation needs of family lawyers and divorcing spouses; the firm is based in Boca Raton, Fla., and its website is DivorceForensicAccountant.com … The National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) has named its outstanding members for the fourth quarter of 2022: Sridhar Ramamoorti, ACA, CPA, CFF, CITP, CGMA, CIA, CFE, CFSA, CGAP, CGFM, CICA, CRMA, CRP, MAFF, an associate professor in the Department of Accounting at the University of Dayton; Jessica Landay, ASA, ABV, CVA, MAFF, who is in business valuation and litigation support services at Harper Hofer & Associates LLC; and Louis J. Pereira, MBA, CBA, ASA, CVA, CBI, president of Merrimack Business Appraisers.
Firms: Strengthening its business valuation capabilities within the life science and technology industries as well as its presence on the West Coast and in Texas, Stout has acquired Vantage Point Advisors Inc.; the firm’s founder and CEO, Todd Poling, and president, Brent Glova, were named managing directors in Stout’s Valuation Advisory group, and Glova was also named the leader of Stout’s San Diego office, the company’s 26th office globally … Chicago-based Baker Tilly is adding Tempe, Ariz.-based Henry+Horne, a firm with 160 professionals who provide audit, accounting, tax consulting and compliance, litigation and valuation, estate, gift and trust, and international services to closely held businesses and high-net-worth individuals … Atlanta-based Aprio LLP will add Aronson LLC of Rockville, Md., a firm with 350 team members, including 42 partners … New Philadelphia, Ohio-based Rea & Associates is adding Massillon, Ohio-based ARCIS Technology Group Inc., which provides IT support services, including IT consulting and project management, firewalls, cloud-based data storage, wireless consulting, telecommunications infrastructure support, software upgrades, and disaster recovery … Syracuse, N.Y.-based Dannible & McKee has acquired Buffington & Hoatland CPAs of Auburn, N.Y., which provides accounting, tax, and consulting services … Voorhees, N.J.-based firm Bowman & Co. is adding Ragone Lacatena Fairchild & Beppel PC (RLFB) of Haddonfield, N.J. … Houston-based Weaver has acquired Lafayette, La.-based PRM CPAs + Advisors, with offices in both Lafayette and Houston; PRM has an oil and gas practice in Texas and Louisiana, as well as a high-net-worth tax practice, primarily focused on healthcare … New York City-based EisnerAmper LLP grows its presence in Southern California by adding Lindsay & Brownell CPAs & Advisors (LB Advisors) of La Jolla, Calif., a firm with 12 partners and 74 professionals providing tax, accounting, and business consulting services … Troy, Mich.-based Doeren Mayhew is adding Kaplan Merzlak PC of West Bloomfield, Mich., a firm that provides accounting, tax, and consulting services … Los Angeles-based SingerLewak is combining with Roschke & Wall CPAs of Agoura Hills, Calif., a woman-owned accounting practice providing back-office accounting and tax services.
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