BKD and Dixon Hughes Goodman Merge to Form FORVIS

FORVIS, LLP Acquires Assets of Contech360, LLC

May 22, 2024

Construction

FORVIS, LLP has signed an asset acquisition agreement to acquire Contech360, LLC and integrate its leaders and capabilities into FORVIS's Construction & Real Estate practice. The deal will bring Contech360's construction technology consulting team and Trimble partnership expertise into FORVIS, strengthening the firm's construction technology solutions offering; the transaction is expected to close in early fall.

Finsbury Glover Hering and Sard Verbinnen & Co. Merge to Create Global Strategic Communications Leader

December 1, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Finsbury Glover Hering and Sard Verbinnen & Co. have completed a merger to form a combined global strategic communications firm with more than 1,000 professionals and a global headquarters in New York. WPP remains the majority investor and Golden Gate Capital converted its equity in SVC and remains an investor; the combined firm will operate from 25 offices worldwide and will announce a new name and brand in early 2022.

Foreside Financial Group Acquires JG Advisory Services LLC

March 9, 2021

Professional Services

Foreside Financial Group, a PE-backed provider of compliance and regulatory solutions, acquired the regulatory compliance business of JG Advisory Services LLC. The deal brings JG Advisory founder Judy Gross and her colleagues into Foreside to bolster the firm's compliance offerings for hedge funds, private equity and emerging managers; financial terms were not disclosed.

Foreside Financial Group Acquires Golden Bear Consulting Group

June 8, 2021

Professional Services

Foreside Financial Group acquired the compliance consulting practice of Golden Bear Consulting Group, a boutique regulatory compliance firm based in Newport Beach, California. The deal expands Foreside's private funds compliance capabilities and West Coast presence; Golden Bear's employees will join Foreside and continue to operate from Southern California. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Cor Partners (BW Forsyth-backed) Acquires DBI Construction Consultants

March 24, 2023

Professional Services

Cor Partners, the Atlanta-based parent company of insurance and forensic services businesses (backed by BW Forsyth Partners), has acquired DBI Construction Consultants, a New York–based provider of building and construction consulting and loss/damage measurement services. The acquisition will form a new division within the Cor Partners family and combines DBI with existing Envista Forensics building consulting resources to expand capabilities, coverage and service offerings to insurance and legal clients.

BW Forsyth Partners Invests in WalkerHughes Group

September 18, 2023

Insurance

BW Forsyth Partners has made a strategic minority (growth) investment in WalkerHughes Group, a founder-led retail insurance brokerage headquartered in Indianapolis. The capital will fund WalkerHughes’ future acquisitions and organic growth as the firm aims to scale into a larger, people-centric insurance distribution platform.