Latest Acquisition Expands the Firm’s Corporate Tax Consulting Practice and West Coast Presence
CLEVELAND and DALLAS, May 25, 2022 | Align Capital Partners’ (“ACP”) market leading accounting, tax and valuation advisory firm, WilliamsMarston LLC (“WilliamsMarston” or the “Firm”) has acquired Moffett & Associates (“Moffett”), a provider of complex corporate tax consulting services to pre-IPO, public and private equity-backed companies. This is the fourth acquisition WilliamsMarston has completed in the past 18 months which brings the Firm’s headcount to 156 professionals
Headquartered in El Segundo, California, Moffett advises a variety of clients including publicly traded commercial banks, investment banks, broker dealers and life sciences companies; along with complex, privately held businesses and investment partnerships. Founder and Partner, Marty Moffett and his entire team joined WilliamsMarston at the close.
“The team at Moffett & Associates is a trusted advisor to their clients who rely on their expertise for a variety of complex corporate tax consulting matters,” said Jonathan Marston, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at WilliamsMarston. “Marty and his team are an invaluable addition to our Firm’s growing California footprint.”
“After nearly 20 years operating as a boutique practice, I’m thrilled to embark on this next exciting chapter with the team at WilliamsMarston, many of whom I have known for years,” said Marty Moffett. “As a combined firm, we can offer our clients a greater depth and breadth of capabilities and resources to address their most challenging accounting, tax and valuation needs in an increasingly complex and dynamic world.”
“Marty and his team are known for providing the highest quality service to their loyal clients,” said Landen Williams, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at WilliamsMarston. “The addition of Moffett’s talented team to our corporate tax practice further establishes WilliamsMarston as a national leader in accounting, tax and valuation advisory services to pre-IPO, private equity-backed and public growth companies.”
ACP Managing Partner Chris Jones, Operating Partner Dave Perotti, Partner Matt Beesley and Associate Aaron Lewis worked on the transaction. WilliamsMarston is continuing to seek add-on acquisition targets who offer similar or complementary services in new markets.