Crete Professionals Alliance Adds Legacy Valuations & Forensics

Forensic Engineering Services Acquires VA Forensics

December 22, 2020

Engineering Services

Forensic Engineering Services, LLC (a Trinity Hunt Partners portfolio company) announced the acquisition/partnership with VA Forensics, LLC, a Carlsbad, California-based provider of biomechanical and accident-reconstruction forensic engineering services. The deal adds VA Forensics’ technical capabilities and personnel to FES’s platform to support a national client base and accelerate the combined organization’s growth.

J.S. Held Acquires Forensic Resolutions, Inc.

January 9, 2024

Accounting & Tax

Global consulting firm J.S. Held has acquired Forensic Resolutions, Inc., a New Jersey-based forensic and investigative accounting firm, to expand its Economic Damages and Valuations practice and strengthen its presence in the Eastern United States. The acquisition brings additional forensic accounting, fraud investigation, and litigation support capabilities to J.S. Held and gives Forensic Resolutions' clients access to J.S. Held's broader global technical and scientific expertise.

HKA Acquires Credibility International

May 3, 2023

Professional Services

HKA has acquired Credibility International, a Washington, D.C.-based forensic accounting firm founded in 2010 by Timothy Hart. The acquisition strengthens HKA’s capabilities in forensic accounting, financial fraud investigations, valuation and expert witness services — bolstering its U.S. and global dispute and litigation support offering.

Stout Acquires Financial Research Associates

July 1, 2024

Professional Services

Stout, a global advisory firm, has acquired Financial Research Associates, Inc. (FRA), a Pennsylvania-based financial consulting firm specializing in business valuation, forensic accounting, and litigation support. The deal brings FRA’s team of over 30 professionals into Stout’s Valuation Advisory group to expand Stout’s valuation and litigation support capabilities and strengthen its presence in the tri-state area.

AAFCPAs Acquires McLaren & Associates CPAs, PC

January 26, 2026

Accounting & Tax

AAFCPAs, a Top 100 U.S. CPA and advisory firm, has acquired McLaren & Associates CPAs, PC to expand its forensic accounting, litigation support, business valuation, and tax advisory capabilities. The deal brings McLaren's team of approximately 17 professionals into AAFCPAs and reinforces the firms' shared Certified B Corporation commitments.

Delta Consulting Group Acquires Froese Forensic Partners

June 13, 2023

Consulting

Delta Consulting Group has acquired Froese Forensic Partners, a Canadian forensic accounting and financial investigations firm with offices in Toronto and Calgary. The acquisition expands Delta's service capabilities in forensic accounting, fraud investigations and business valuation while establishing a stronger presence in the Canadian market.