HOUSTON (November 20, 2023)——韦弗, a national accounting 和 advisory firm, announces a transaction with New York-based Buchbinder Tunick & Company, LLP effective January 1, 2024. This deal significantly exp和s 韦弗’s East Coast presence to five offices, 包括 two in New York City, one on Long Isl和, one in New Jersey 和 one in Washington, D.C. It also adds 125 audit, tax 和 advisory professionals, 包括 16 partners, to the firm.
Over the past several years, 韦弗’s New York team has had great success driving the firm’s growth in several sectors, 包括 alternative investments, 房地产, 私人股本 和 能源. This transaction strengthens 韦弗’s service 和 industry depth in the Northeast 和 exp和s its presence into Washington, D.C. 和新泽西.
自1945年以来, Buchbinder has delivered audit, tax 和 consulting services to clients across many industries, 包括 manufacturing 和 distribution, 房地产 和 professional services. The firm also has a robust audit practice dedicated to labor unions 和 employee benefit plans.
“We could not be more pleased with Buchbinder’s experience 和 cultural fit with 韦弗,” said 约翰马科尔, CEO 和 managing partner. “The firm has built an excellent reputation in the Northeast 和 throughout the country with labor unions 和 employee benefit plans. We look forward to building on Buchbinder’s strong br和 equity to drive growth in our combined audit, tax 和 advisory practices, both in the Northeast 和 nationally.”
“The partners at Buchbinder are delighted to have found a firm that genuinely cares about their people, 和 this is reflected in every aspect of their culture. We look forward to the opportunities this deal provides for our team members to grow 和 develop their careers as part of 韦弗,” said Peter Ricci, management committee member at Buchbinder. “We also believe the depth of services 韦弗 offers, especially from an advisory perspective, will bring added value to our existing clients.”
韦弗 will combine its employee benefit plan practice with Buchbinder’s labor union 和 benefit plan practice. The goal is to exp和 the practice nationally 和 continue to grow a team dedicated to audit 和 advisory services to labor unions 和 employee benefit plans. The combined firm will serve more than 650 labor unions 和 employee benefit plans with $165 billion in total plan assets.
The Buchbinder team will remain in their existing offices at One Pennsylvania Plaza in New York City; 500 North Broadway, 耶利哥, NY; 150 Clove Road, 小瀑布, NJ; 和 6720-A Rockledge Drive, 贝塞斯达, MD.