Connecticut accounting firms complete merger

Two leading Connecticut-based accounting firms ”“ Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP (FML CPAs) and Bregman & Company PC ”“ have announced the completion of a merger.

Bregman & Company was formed in 1977 and is focused on providing tax and advisory services to closely held businesses as well as high-income and high-net-worth individuals. The company has offices in Stamford and Avon. The firm specializes in providing tax and advisory services. FML was founded in 2002 and is a full-service accounting and advisory firm headquartered in Glastonbury, with offices in Enfield, Stafford Springs, New Haven and Stamford. The firm provides assurance, tax and advisory services to a wide range of organizations and individuals.

Following the merger, Bregman & Company will operate as a division of FML. Owen Bregman and Eliot Bassin, the partners-in-charge of Bregman & Company, have joined FML CPAs as partners via the merger, which will grow FML”™s staff to over 120 full-time professionals, including 18 partners and 42 CPAs.

“For decades, Bregman & Company has had an outstanding reputation in Connecticut and beyond,” says FML CPAs Managing Partner Jeff Fiondella. “We value the expertise and longevity of Bregman”™s staff. With this merger, FML can continue our trajectory of growth designed to capably serve the entire state of Connecticut and the surrounding areas.”

“This growth-based merger will provide additional resources to better serve our clients,” said Owen Bregman. “It is the continuation of an exciting period of improvements for both firms as we evolve to continue positioning FML as a prominent sector leader and embark upon our next decade of success.”