Smith + Howard Acquires Bauknight Pietras & Stormer (BPS) in South Carolina

Smith + Howard Acquires Horton, Lee & Burnett

September 10, 2025

Accounting & Tax

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.

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.

Broad Sky Partners Invests in Smith + Howard Advisory LLC

November 15, 2022

Professional Services

Broad Sky Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has made a strategic investment in Smith + Howard through Smith + Howard Advisory LLC. The investment will fund expansion of advisory services, geographic growth, and technology initiatives as Broad Sky builds Smith + Howard as a platform for future acquisitions and growth.

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.

Smith + Howard Acquires VIP Search Group and VIP Solutions Group

April 30, 2024

Accounting & Tax

Smith + Howard has acquired VIP Search Group, LLC and VIP Solutions Group, LLC effective April 30, 2024. The acquisition expands Smith + Howard’s accounting and finance consulting, recruiting and interim management capabilities and broadens its geographic reach in the Dallas (Richardson), Texas market while VIP's founders remain in leadership roles.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Stewart, Brimner, Peters & Company, Inc.

March 20, 2023

Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Fort Wayne-based retail insurance broker Stewart, Brimner, Peters & Company, Inc. (SBP); terms were not disclosed. SBP will continue operating from its Fort Wayne location and the existing leadership team will remain under the direction of Sean Gallagher as Gallagher expands its capabilities and presence in central and northern Indiana.