Gerbel & Co. merges with Hungerford Nichols

Hungerford Nichols CPAs + Advisors in Grand Rapids merged with Gerbel & Co. PC in St. Joseph.

Robert Gerbel, who founded the firm in 1968, and his company’s staff have joined Hungerford Nichols.

The merger expands Hungerford Nichols’s staff to 90 people in Grand Rapids, Greenville and St. Joseph, and “strengthens our ability to serve our clients, as well as attract new ones throughout West and Southwest Michigan,” said Tom Prince, a shareholder at Hungerford Nichols. Terms of the deal were undisclosed.

“Hungerford Nichols identified the need to expand throughout West Michigan to better serve our clients,” Prince said. “When we met the team at Gerbel, their focus on excellent service, integrity and community involvement brought them to the top of our merger list.”