Accounting & Consulting Group has acquired the Roswell, N.M.-based accounting firm Andrews Smith Lowery & Co. for an undisclosed sum, expanding its agricultural client base.

Deltek Inc., a developer of software for enterprises, professional services firms and government contractors, will be sold to private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $1.1 billion, effectively making it a private company.

Regional accounting firm Eide Bailly plans to merge in Utah-based Schmitt, Griffiths, Smith & Co. on Nov. 1.

Armanino Consulting, the technology arm of regional accounting firm Armanino McKenna, has purchased Naperville, Ill.-based Intacct partner and cloud consultancy AccessTek, effectively expanding Armanino’s Intacct practice in addition to its overall cloud accounting and financial product sales and consulting practice.

Emerging and high-growth markets was a sweet spot for U.S.-based companies in the first half of 2012.

J.H. Cohn CEO Tom Marino said Wednesday that his firm will remain in the Nexia International accounting firm network after it merges in October with Reznick Group, and will be renamed CohnReznick, with him and Reznick managing principal Ken Baggett leading the combined firm as co-CEOs for the next three years.

Small business-focused cloud accounting software provider Wave Accounting has acquired online stock research and investment tracking company Vuro.co.

Rod Axtell joins the firm as partner. Four other staff members will also follow.

Arnett & Foster PLLC, of Charleston, W. Va., and Toothman Rice PLLC of Bridgeport, W. Va., have merged.

Detroit-area firms Croskey Lanni and Hirzel Jackson & Swaine are combining forces.

Long Island-based accounting firm Fuoco Group has merged in AIB Forensics to create a new forensics division and expand the firm’s footprint beyond the Northeast.

Brenda Blunt will join Eide Bailly's nonprofit practice as a partner in its Phoenix office

Top 100 Firm Rothstein Kass has added the Boston-based team of JDJ Resources Corporation to its family office group.

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Joe Adams, managing partner and CEO of McGladrey, expects the firm to expand more in the Western part of the U.S. and into technology consulting areas such as cloud computing.

Jeremy Migliara joins the firm’s State and Local Tax Group

An overview of recent accounting firm mergers

Odds have now turned against those hoping that the health care law passed in 2010 will "just go away."

Hayflich & Steinberg PLLC, of Huntington and Grigoraci, Paterno & Associates of Charleston have agreed to become one

Top 100 Firm Moss Adams, LLP agreed to merge with Rabanal & Smith, LLP for an undisclosed amount. The transaction is expected to close on Aug. 1.