UHY merges in firms in Michigan, Missouri

UHY Advisors' offices
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UHY, a Top 50 Firm based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, is expanding its presence in Michigan and Missouri by combining with two firms: Tama, Budaj & Raab PC, also headquartered in Farmington Hills, and Botz Deal & Co. PC, a firm with three St. Louis-based locations in St. Charles, St. Peters and Wentzville, effective Jan. 1, 2025.

Tama, Budaj & Raab dates back over 50 years. All of TBR's professional and administrative team members will become part of UHY and continue in their current roles, relocating to UHY's office in Farmington Hills. TBR has 12 employees, including one partner.

Botz Deal was founded in 1969 and provides services to privately owned businesses and their owners, not-for-profit organizations, and governmental entities, as well as individual tax planning and preparation. All professional and administrative team members will become part of UHY and continue in their current roles. Botz Deal has 33 people, including two partners.

"UHY is proud to welcome TBR and Botz Deal to our growing, forward-thinking firm," said UHY U.S. CEO Steve McCarty, in a statement Monday. "These combinations exemplify our commitment to strategic growth — expanding within our established markets as well as breaking new ground in targeted regions across the nation." 

Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed. UHY ranked No. 29 on Accounting Today's 2024 list of the Top 100 Firms, with $349.7 million in annual revenue. The firm now has over 40 offices and more than 1,800 team members and 150 partners.

Last  month,  it received private equity funding from Summit Partners, a Boston-based investment firm, helping fuel the mergers. Last January, the firm added Paresky Flitt & Co., headquartered in Wayland, Massachusetts. In 2023, merged in Baird, Cotter & Bishop PC in Michigan; and Ross, Langan & McKendree in McLean, Virginia, In 2022, it added Jansen Valk Thompson Reahm in Michigan; LWBJ in Iowa; and TGM Group LLC and Stoy Malone, both in Maryland.

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