Mauldin & Jenkins Acquires Plush Smith P.A.

Mauldin & Jenkins Merges with CDPA, PC

June 16, 2021

Accounting & Tax

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.

Mauldin & Jenkins Acquires The Prinzo Group, Inc.

January 2, 2025

Consulting

Mauldin & Jenkins, a long-established Atlanta-based certified public accounting firm, has acquired The Prinzo Group, Inc., a consulting firm that serves state and local government agencies. The deal closed January 2, 2025, and the seller and its employees will remain with the combined organization to support an expanded public-sector consulting capability.

Smith + Howard Acquires JMM CPAs

January 31, 2024

Accounting & Tax

Smith + Howard, a national tax, accounting and advisory firm headquartered in Atlanta, acquired JMM CPAs, a specialty employee benefit plan (EBP) audit practice headquartered in Chicago, effective January 31, 2024. The combined EBP practice will serve over 500 plans and comprises 30 dedicated EBP employees, expanding Smith + Howard's national footprint and specialized EBP capabilities.

McMillan Pazdan Smith Acquires Fuqua & Partners Architects

July 1, 2025

Engineering Services

McMillan Pazdan Smith has acquired Fuqua & Partners Architects, integrating FPA's leadership and approximately 30 team members into MPS' practice and establishing a Huntsville, Alabama studio as the firm's 10th Southeast office. The transaction is a strategic growth investment to expand McMillan Pazdan Smith's presence in North Alabama and southern Tennessee and to broaden project expertise across commercial, civic, education, and healthcare markets.

Forvis Mazars Acquires MSL, P.A. to Expand Florida Presence

November 1, 2024

Accounting & Tax

Forvis Mazars, LLP is expanding its Florida footprint through the acquisition of MSL, P.A., effective November 1. The deal adds approximately 120 professionals (including 14 partners) and three new offices in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, and Tallahassee, strengthening Forvis Mazars' audit, tax, and consulting capabilities in the state.

McMillan Pazdan Smith Acquires Jumper Carter Sease

June 1, 2025

Professional Services

McMillan Pazdan Smith has acquired Jumper Carter Sease, a long-established architecture firm based in West Columbia, South Carolina. The acquisition brings JCS’s design talent and project portfolio (notably in education, healthcare and civic sectors) into MPS to expand the firm's presence and capabilities in the South Carolina Midlands and the broader Southeast.