Grant Thornton LLP has acquired Horwich Rossiter to expand its presence in Nova Scotia. 

Horwich Rossiter is an accounting firm based in Nova Scotia. The firm’s two partners. Jim Horwich and Phil Rossiter, and 12 employees, will join Grant Thornton. Horwich and Rossiter had spent parts of their early careers with Grant Thornton’s predecessor firm, Doane Raymond.

Grant Thornton, headquartered in Toronto, provides accounting and advisory services. The company is part of Grant Thornton International Ltd., which has firms in about 100 countries.

Recent similar deals include Steward Partners Holdings Inc.'s acquisition of Abry Advisers in February.