People: Robert M. Clinger III, founder of Highland Global Business Valuations of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Orlando, Fla., was named as a 2015 “40 Under Forty” honoree by the National Association of Certified Valuators & Analysts (NACVA) and the Consultants' Training Institute … Kathryn Peters has been promoted to manager of business valuation and economic analysis at Arlington, Va.-based Morten Beyer & Agnew, an international aviation consulting firm specializing in the valuation and analysis of commercial jet transport … Sheri Fiske Schultz, director of litigation support and valuation services at the Plantation, Fla.-based Fiske & Co., has been appointed to the Davie/Plantation advisory board of Regent Bank, a full-service community bank serving South Florida … Christina Yaccarino has joined Baker Tilly’s New York City office as firm director to provide expertise in dispute resolution services and valuations related to business combinations, purchase price allocations, and intangible asset valuations.

Firms: CBRE Group Inc. acquired the research firm specializing in the Canadian hospitality and tourism industry PKF Consulting Inc., which will become part of CBRE’s valuation and advisory services business to provide comprehensive hotel financial information in North America … Charter Capital Partners, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based investment banking firm focused on buy, sell, and capital raise transactions, has announced the opening of a new office in downtown Detroit … Moss Adams has acquired the Issaquah, Wash.-based boutique IT consulting firm Curtis Consulting Group (CCG) in an effort to expand its IT consulting and software development capabilities, specifically in the areas of business process improvement and business process automation … O'Toole-Ewald Art Associates Inc. (OTE), a New York City-based industry leader in fine art and personal property appraisals, has entered into a strategic partnership with AN Valuations, a boutique valuation advisory practice focusing on business and intellectual property, headquartered in Leiden, The Netherlands … Prairie Capital Advisors Inc., a corporate advisory and investment banking firm headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., announced the re-establishment of its New England presence with a Boston office and has hired Andrew O’Neill to lead the office as director.