Accounting & Tax Acquisitions in Alabama

Troy, Michigan-based CPA and advisory firm Doeren Mayhew has acquired Birmingham, Alabama-based Dent Moses LLP and its affiliate Impact Technology Group LLC, effective Feb. 10. The deal establishes Doeren Mayhew's first office in Alabama, adds nine principals and nearly 65 professionals, and enhances its technology services through Impact Technology's managed and co-managed IT services platform.

Enterprise, Alabama-based Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI) announced that Florence-based Abroms & Associates has joined the firm, expanding CRI's presence in northern Alabama. The Abroms team will continue to operate from its Florence office under the CRI name as part of CRI's broader Southeast growth strategy.

Atlanta-based accounting and advisory firm Smith + Howard has acquired Birmingham, Alabama-based accounting firm Horton, Lee & Burnett (formally Horton, Lee, Burnett, Peacock, Cleveland & Grainger), marking Smith + Howard's entry into the Alabama market. The deal (terms not disclosed) will transition the Horton, Lee & Burnett team onto the Smith + Howard brand and expand Smith + Howard's capabilities and Southeastern U.S. footprint.

Funds advised by Centerbridge Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners made a strategic growth investment in Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI), a top‑25 U.S. accounting and advisory firm. The capital will support CRI’s geographic and service expansion, technology and AI investments, talent recruitment, and continued M&A-driven growth; financial terms were not disclosed.

Pivotal, a tech-enabled advisory, accounting, and tax firm, has acquired Byerly & Associates and will combine the teams in Auburn, Alabama. The deal brings Richard Byerly and his Auburn-based professional team into Pivotal, expanding the combined firm's professional practice services and presence in the chiropractic vertical.

Top 100 accounting firm Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC has merged with Alabama-based accounting and consulting firm CDPA, PC, effective July 1, 2021. The deal adds offices in Athens, Florence and Huntsville, Alabama, expanding Mauldin & Jenkins' footprint across North Alabama and increasing its office count to 12 across the Southeast.