H.D. Vest, an investment advisory firm that partners with many tax practitioners, will be sold by its corporate parent Wells Fargo to Parthenon Capital Partners, a private equity firm.

QuickBooks parent Intuit has acquired mobile banking technology assets from Mobile Money Ventures, a provider of mobile applications to financial institutions.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has acquired Deloitte’s CorpSmart software unit, expanding the company into the African market.

Seattle accounting firm Lockitch Clements & Rice PS said Tuesday it will join with Minneapolis-based LarsonAllen LLP, effective Aug. 1, 2011.

The Bonadio Group, a Top 100 accounting firm, has acquired ParenteBeard’s branch office in Syracuse, N.Y.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has acquired Twinfield, a Dutch provider of online accounting software, expanding its presence in the European market.

Accounting and business consulting firm Citrin Cooperman has added four partners and 15 staff members from a recently dissolved White Plains, N.Y., accounting firm, Eisman, Zucker, Klein & Ruttenberg LLP.

Accounting Transition Advisors, a consulting firm that provides succession, transition, and merger and acquisition services to accounting firms, has partnered with a trio of Canadians to expand its services across the border.

Thomson Reuters has agreed to acquire Manatron, a provider of property tax automation and land registry global software for governments and municipalities and fold it into its Tax & Accounting unit.

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Massachusetts accounting firm Raymon Pielech Zexter PC will join Minneapolis-based accounting firm LarsonAllen, effective July 1.

Meyers Norris Penny, one of Canada’s largest chartered accounting and business advisory firms, will merge in Herpers Chagani Gowling, an Ontario-based insolvency firm, effective August 1.

Regional CPA and business advisory firm RubinBrown announced that it would combine with Denver based Bondi & Co., effective June 1.

Sage North America value-added reseller Mindover Software has signed a merger agreement with another Sage VAR, San Antonio-based Network Services Inc.

Burr Pilger Mayer Inc. has reached an agreement in principle to acquire the San Jose accounting and tax operations of CBIZ Inc.

Meyers Norris Penney, one of Canada's largest accounting and business advisory firms, will merge in Toronto-area firm Retford Lane Bates, effective June 1.

Three-quarters of senior finance executives globally expect economic expansion over the next 12 months, according to a new survey.

Thomson Reuters has acquired Mastersaf, a provider of tax and accounting solutions for companies operating in Brazil.

Wells Fargo is reportedly seeking a buyer for its H.D. Vest brokerage and financial advisory unit.

Friedman LLP said Tuesday that the former partners of Tracey Heun Brennan & Company of Linwood and Toms River, N.J. have joined its practice, effective May 1, adding four practice leaders and two new office locations to the firm.