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Top KC Accounting Firm Forvis To Form Global Network With Mazars

Accounting firm Forvis partners with Mazars to form global network accounting brand Forvis Mazars. Photo Credit: Shutterstock

Posted November 16, 2023

Kansas City’s top accounting firm Forvis and Paris-based Mazars jointly announced the two companies will be forming a partnership to create a new global network launching next year.

The new network— Forvis Mazars —aims to continue global growth by expanding both firms’ capabilities to serve clients, especially those with international needs, according to a release.

“A two-firm network, operating under a single global brand, quickly advances our firms’ shared strategies,” CEO at Forvis, Tom Watson said. “It’s an opportunity to better serve our clients, especially those with international needs and support our people on a path of continued growth. Our organizations know each other well, with a strong history of collaboration and very similar cultures of putting our people and clients first. Forvis has always been passionately committed to providing an unmatched client experience and unlocking the potential of both our clients and our people, and this opportunity allows us to do so on a strengthened global platform.”

The Forvis Mazars partnership will see Forvis acquiring Mazars USA effective June 1.

Forvis Mazars will oversee domestic operations in the U.S., while the Mazars Group will use the Forvis Mazars brand overseas to work with international clients.

“I am really delighted that Mazars and Forvis have taken this transformational step and am excited about the opportunities it presents for both firms in serving our clients and supporting our people,” Chairman of the Executive Board at Mazars Group, Hervé Hélias said.“We’re proud to bring a pioneering new network model to our industry and are excited to continue this journey together. At Mazars, we are committed to helping our clients confidently build and grow their businesses, and forming this two-firm network with Forviscomplements our existing international integrated partnership and significantly advances Mazars’ international strategy.

Forvis— formerly BKD CPAs & Advisors— ranked No. 1 in Top Area Accounting/Consulting Firms on Ingram’s 2023 Power Book of Leads & Lists.