Andersen, the fast-growing international network formed by former partners from Arthur Andersen, has expanded in Southern California by adding Reibman, a tax compliance and planning firm in San Diego.
The new San Diego office will include managing director Allen Reibman, whose team of a half dozen professionals will join Andersen’s Private Client Services practice led by Andersen managing director Chad Thiel.
“Greater San Diego is home to the second largest population of Californians, with one of the highest concentrations of wealth in the country in areas like Del Mar, La Jolla and Rancho Santa Fe,” Thiel said in a statement. “The decision to expand our presence in Southern California was an easy one — especially when we factored in the additional benefits our clients will receive from the experienced and highly-regarded Reibman team.”
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “The professionals from Reibman share our commitment to stewardship and client service, bringing to bear their own unique combination of skills and knowledge to serve the exciting San Diego market,” said Dan DePaoli, U.S. country managing director for Andersen, in a statement.
Andersen has been expanding rapidly around the world since a group of partners from WTAS
Last February, it
“We are creating a unique global platform for businesses and private wealth clients around the globe who turn to us for independent tax assistance and a variety of multidisciplinary professional services, integrated seamlessly and with the high quality and service that our clients have come to expect from Andersen,” said Andersen global chairman and CEO Mark Vorsatz in a statement Tuesday.
Andersen Global now has more than 15,000 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 425 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms. Andersen has over 2,000 people in 24 cities across the U.S.