SAN RAMON, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Armanino LLP, the largest independent accounting and business consulting firm based in California, with eight offices across the country, announced today an agreement with LaRue, Corrigan, McCormick & Teasdale LLP (LCMT), to join together effective Jan. 1, 2016. The agreement will create an office location in the San Fernando Valley, and brings Armanino’s top talent and expertise to better serve clients in the region while allowing local employees more options to work where they live.
“The team at LaRue, Corrigan, McCormick & Teasdale has been a professional pillar in the San Fernando Valley for nearly 25 years and we can’t think of a better group of professionals to partner with,” said Andy Armanino, managing partner of Armanino LLP. “We see a lot of ways that together we can drive growth opportunities and business strategies for their sophisticated client base with a wider range of solutions.”
LCMT clients will now have access to Armanino’s deep and specialized set of accounting and business management solutions that focus on complex corporate returns, international tax, R&D credits, family office, estate planning, M&A preparedness and expanded audit expertise to help at every stage of the business life cycle. Armanino also brings a full suite of technology consulting services such as budget and forecasting, business reporting and analytics, cloud solutions and ERP.
“The highly personalized approach we bring to each client will remain, but now we will have the ability to tap into more resources to provide breadth of expertise to each engagement,” said Ken Teasdale, partner at LCMT.
LCMT will become Armanino effective Jan. 1, 2016, and will keep its Woodland Hills, California office location at 5959 Topanga Canyon Blvd. #180. Clients will continue to work with the same partners and staff without disruption to service.
Armanino’s aggressive growth is anchored in its pursuit to expand its service lines, technology solutions and specialized expertise, including through key acquisitions. The firm has been listed on Inside Public Accounting’s Fastest Growing Firms and Best of the Best Firms in the nation the past five years running.
This transaction with LaRue, Corrigan, McCormick & Teasdale LLP is scheduled to close on Jan. 1, 2016, subject to customary closing conditions.
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Armanino LLP (www.armaninollp.com) is the largest independent accounting and business consulting firm based in California and one of the largest in the United States. Armanino provides an integrated set of audit, tax, business management, consulting and technology solutions to companies in the U.S. and globally. The firm helps clients adapt and change in every stage of business from start-up through rapid growth to the sale of a company. Armanino emphasizes smart technology; leading a cloud revolution of financial, operational, sales and compliance tools that are transforming the way companies do business. Armanino extends its global services to more than 100 countries through its membership in Moore Stephens International Limited – one of the world's major accounting and consulting membership organizations. In addition to its core consulting and accounting practices, Armanino operates its division – AMF Media Group (www.amfmediagroup.com) a media and communications services agency. Its affiliates include Intersect Capital (www.intersectcapitalllc.com), an independent financial planning, wealth and lifestyle management firm, and The Brenner Group (www.thebrennergroup.com), an Armanino company dedicated to interim CFO and permanent placement services and a comprehensive suite of specialized financial and management services.