One of the most successful and respected accounting firms in West Virginia and the Region, Gray, Griffith & Mays (GGM), has just announced the acquisition of The Health Group, LLC, a healthcare-focused CPA firm based in Morgantown.
This move adds healthcare expertise and a diverse portfolio of healthcare industry clients from across the country to GGM’s longstanding and well-established clientele. Together, the growing firms now have a combined staff of 48 financial professionals and represent clients in 41 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Quebec, Canada.
This new collaboration will create a larger geographic footprint and expand services and expert strategic counsel to more clients. Led by Ted Cuppett, CPA, The Health Group will continue to operate under this name. The firm has been in operation since 2010 and has worked with Gray, Griffith & Mays on a variety of projects since 2015.
“We’re excited to welcome The Health Group to Gray, Griffith & Mays. Ted and his team have done an excellent job building deep relationships with healthcare clients and staying way ahead of the curve,” said Gale L. Gray, President & Director of GGM. “This acquisition and our combined capabilities position us well to better serve our clients in years to come. We owe our success thus far to all of our valued clients, and we look forward to an exciting future.”
“We are thrilled to join GGM, a company we’ve respected for many years. Together, we will be able to bring a broad range of expanded services accounting and financial services to our clients in the healthcare industry here in West Virginia and across the nation,” said Ted Cuppett, Managing Member of The Health Group.
“There’s an excellent chemistry between the two firms already, and we have no doubt that we’ll be stronger together. I’m proud to be part of such a forward-thinking group of professionals,” said J. Ryan Lindsay, Director at GGM. “Strategic growth is good for our clients and a good opportunity for the next generation of leadership internally, as well.”
With this acquisition, GGM demonstrates its foresight and understanding of the importance of staying ahead of the market and taking dynamic action to both diversify and enrich its services. A decisive move in which the two firms can work together toward future growth and delivering improved services, a wider skillset and greater cost efficiencies to its customers. This partnership adds a nationally-renown healthcare practice that, although headquartered in Morgantown, has international reach and large-scale industry insight, influence, foresight and leadership in the category, which is a complex and growing sector.
