Ryan & Co acquires parts of Burr Wolff
Ryan & Company, North America’s largest independent state & local tax consulting firm, yesterday announced that it has acquired the Burr Wolff Transaction Tax and STS Corporate(R) Tax Technology business units. The Boards of Directors of both companies unanimously approved the transaction today.
Steve Allen, Executive Vice President, Sales and Use Tax/STS, joins Ryan & Company as Principal and will continue to manage service delivery operations for Burr Wolff clients acquired in the transaction. The Burr Wolff Transaction Tax and STS Corporate(R) team of professionals and associates joins the growing national network of Ryan & Company and further strengthens the Ryan & Company sales and use tax and tax technology businesses. Separately, Brent Walker and his team of STS Corporate(R) development and integration professionals join the Ryan & Company Tax Technology practice. After the transaction, Ryan & Company will have almost 650 professionals and associates in 27 North American locations serving clients in the United States and Canada.
The acquisition adds a number of significant Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 client relationships to Ryan & Company’s premier portfolio of clients, as well as a team of industry-recognized experts that further expand the Firm’s leading sales and use tax practices in Houston, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Dallas. The deal also adds STS Corporate(R), an innovative tax decision automation software solution to the Firm’s tax technology unit, providing existing STS Corporate(R) clients with a best-in-class and financially secure service provider. STS Corporate(R) also provides current Ryan & Company clients with the additional value-added capabilities of a tax decision automation solution, backed by a trusted long-term partner.
“This acquisition affords Ryan & Company the opportunity to demonstrate our industry-leading tax consulting expertise and superior client service to a new group of premier Fortune 500 companies,” said G. Brint Ryan, Managing Principal of Ryan & Company. “It also brings a seasoned team of industry recognized professionals, including Steve Allen who will join the Ryan & Company leadership team as a Principal in our Houston office. Additionally, Brent Walker, the architect of STS Corporate(R), and his team of implementation and support professionals have joined Ryan & Company to support the platform and enhance our suite of Tax Technology Solutions.”
This acquisition continues Ryan & Company’s steady and consistent growth over the past fifteen years, further establishing the Firm’s industry leadership position and providing additional value-added services for its portfolio of premier Fortune 1000 clients.
About Ryan & Company
Ryan & Company is North America’s largest independent state & local tax consulting firm. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the Firm provides a comprehensive range of state & local tax services on a multistate basis, including audit defense, tax recovery, tax decision automation, dispute resolution, and strategic planning. With more than 625 professionals and associates in 27 locations throughout North America, Ryan & Company serves many of the world’s most prominent Fortune 1000 companies.
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