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Elliott Davis has a presence throughout the Southeast, including offices in Augusta, GA, Charleston, SC, Charlotte, NC, Chattanooga, TN, Columbia, SC, Franklin, TN, Greenville, SC, Raleigh, NC, and Nashville, TN.
The Nashville location operates under the Vaden name, and Elliott Davis has, to date, been an independent firm associated with Moore International Limited.
Accounting Today noted that Whitley Penn's Autrey and Elliott Davis's CEO Rick Davis will serve as joint CEOs of Whitley Davis.
Once the merger is complete, the large accounting firm is expected to "have approximately 1,400 professionals working in 16 offices across the South. Whitley Penn has approximately 78 partners and 650 employees, while Elliott Davis has around 72 partners and 712 employees."
Davis told the Upstate Business Journal, ""Through our conversations about the changing dynamics in our industry, we recognized that together we would cover the hottest growth markets in the country." 
Elliott Davis LLP is expected to emerge as a Top 25 firm.
Regardless of how large your CPA firm is, it's always smart to stay abreast of the latest news and mergers in the tax and accounting industry.
Not only can knowledge of key business deals help you better understand the current business climate in the accounting field, but it may give you ideas for how to grow and expand your own CPA office in the future.
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