2026

Article/Speech Title	Publication/Conference	Date
“Smith + Howard Acquires BPS, Expanding Presence in South Carolina and Strengthening Southeast Advisory Capabilities”	Inside Public Accounting	January 14
“Smith + Howard Acquires BPS, Expanding Presence in South Carolina”	Pulse 2.0	January 13
“Smith + Howard Acquires Bauknight Pietras & Stormer in South Carolina”	CPA Practice Advisor	January 13
“Smith + Howard Buys Bauknight, Pietras & Stormer”	Acconting Today	January 13
“Smith + Howard Acquires BPS, Expanding Presence in South Carolina and Strengthening Southeast Advisory Capabilities”	Yahoo! Finance	January 13
“New York Company Acquires Rochester’s Smith Schafer Financial Firm”	Rochester Post Bulletin	January 8
“Aprio Merges in Delap and Hoffman, Stewart & Schmidt”	Accounting Today	January 7
“Aprio Merges in Two Oregon-Based CPA Firms”	CPA Practice Advisor	January 7
“Aprio Expands in Pacific Northwest, Uniting Two Leading Oregon Firms – Delap LLP and Hoffman, Stewart & Schmidt, P.C.”	PR Newswire	January 7
“Aprio Enters Pacific Northwest Through Combinations with Oregon Firms”	Pulse 2.0	January 7
“CohnReznick Acquires Smith Schafer & Associates”	ABL Advisor	January 6
“Aprio Expands into Pacific Northwest with Combinations in Oregon”	Inside Public Accounting	January 5
“Nichols Cauley Partners on Multiservices Platform”	Accounting Today	January 5
“Nichols Cauley, Partners Risk Services, and JGH Consulting Merge to Establish New Platform in Partnership with Madison Dearborn Partners”	Inside Public Accounting	January 5
“Nichols Cauley Makes Deal to Launch Financial Services Platform”	CPA Practice Advisor	January 5
“MDP-Backed Platform Formed through Merger of Nichols Cauley, Partners Risk Services & JGH Consulting”	Mergers & Acquisitions	January 5
“Nichols Cauley, Partners Risk Services, and JGH Consulting Merge to Form Integrated Financial Services Platform”	Pulse 2.0	January 5
“Madison Dearborn Invests in Accounting Firm Nichols Cauley”	PE Hub	January 5
“Nichols Cauley, Partners Risk Services, and JGH Consulting Merge to Establish New Platform in Partnership with Madison Dearborn Partners”	Business Wire	January 5
“CohnReznick Acquires Smith Schafer”	Accounting Today	January 5
“CohnReznick Expands Midwest Footprint with Acquisition of Smith Schafer”	Inside Public Accounting	January 5
“CohnRenick Adds Smith Schafer in Minnesota”	CPA Practice Advisor	January 5
“CohnReznick Enters Minnesota through Addition of Smith Schafer”	Yahoo! Finance	January 5
“ChnReznick Acquires Smith Schafer & Associates”	CityBiz	January 5
“CohnReznick Enters Minnesota through Addition of Smith Schafer”	BusinessWire	January 5
“CohnReznick Acquires Smith Schafer & Associates”	ABF Journal	January 5
“CohnReznick Expands Midwest Footprint with Acquisition of Smith Schafer”	My CPE One	January 5
“CohnRexnick Acquires Golden Valley’s Smith Schafer to Establish First Minnesota Presence”	Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal	January 5, 2026