If someone were to deliver a State of the Union address on the accounting profession, it undoubtedly would focus on - forgive the redundancy - the state of unions. To say that one of the most oft-heard acronyms reverberating throughout the profession over the last year was M&A would not be mere hyperbole, but rather reflective of the mind-numbing volume of firm marriages and com- binations in 2011. And to achieve that scope of activity despite a still-uncertain economy and increased competition from firms above and below is perhaps all the more impressive.
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