Armanino Acquires Complete Business Solutions (CBS)

Armanino Acquires Keystone Business Services' NetSuite Team

October 20, 2025

Professional Services

Armanino announced that the team from Keystone Business Services, an Oracle NetSuite Solution Provider led by founder Eric Jozwiak, has joined the firm to strengthen Armanino's NetSuite and ERP capabilities. The move integrates Keystone's NetSuite implementation and managed-services expertise—with experience in manufacturing, distribution and food & beverage—into Armanino's broader consulting, advisory and technology offerings.

Group Management Services Acquires Corporate Business Solutions

June 19, 2020

Staffing & HR

Group Management Services Inc. (GMS) has acquired Corporate Business Solutions (CBS), a Georgia-based human resources outsourcing provider. The deal adds about 70 clients and approximately 3,500 worksite employees to GMS and expands GMS’s presence in the Southeast United States.

Armanino Acquires Strategic Accounting Outsourced Solutions (SAOS)

July 14, 2025

Accounting & Tax

Armanino has welcomed the team from Strategic Accounting Outsourced Solutions (SAOS) into its firm, expanding Armanino's outsourced accounting and managed services capabilities with deep expertise in nonprofit and family office accounting. The SAOS team will leverage Armanino's broader resources, technology, and consulting services to enhance reporting automation and operational scale.

LRQA Acquires Core Business Solutions (CBS)

February 12, 2025

Consulting

LRQA has acquired Core Business Solutions (CBS), a technology-driven advisory firm specialising in ISO certification, cybersecurity and regulatory compliance for small and medium-sized enterprises. The acquisition expands LRQA’s digital compliance and certification capabilities—complementing its EiQ supply‑chain intelligence offering—and strengthens its ability to serve SME clients.

Armanino Acquires Step Up Consulting

February 5, 2026

IT Services

Armanino has acquired Step Up Consulting, a UKG Ready implementation and support partner headquartered in California. The acquisition expands Armanino’s enterprise technology and HCM service capabilities to better serve small- and mid-sized organizations seeking scalable human capital management solutions.

Advanced Business Methods Acquires Central Business Systems, Inc.

January 12, 2024

Professional Services

Advanced Business Methods (ABM), a West Fargo, North Dakota office products and solutions company, has acquired Central Business Systems, Inc. (CBSI) of Jamestown, North Dakota. The deal adds a central North Dakota location to ABM, transitions CBSI employees into ABM's ESOP, and expands ABM's offerings to include document/electronic hardware destruction and select Kyocera dealership rights.