Accounting Firm Merger Expands Florida Compliance Support
The acquisition of Stroemer & Company helps CRI serve community associations navigating new state financial reporting mandates.
Updated on Oct. 21, 2026 in Corporate Finance
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Accounting firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram has acquired Fort Myers-based Stroemer & Company, expanding its regional footprint in Florida. The deal brings an eight-partner team into CRI to support the state’s massive community association sector.
Why it matters
Florida’s recent legislative reforms have tightened financial reporting and reserve funding rules for community associations, creating a surge in demand for specialized accounting expertise. This acquisition scales CRI’s capacity to navigate the compliance needs of the state’s roughly 50,600 associations.
CRI absorbed the eight-partner Stroemer & Company team to address the complex financial requirements of Florida’s 50,600 community associations. The merger adds a new Fort Myers office and a location in Pembroke Pines to the firm’s national portfolio.
The players
Carr, Riggs & Ingram
A large accounting and advisory firm that operates in 50 markets across the United States.
Stroemer & Company
A boutique accounting firm founded in 2003 that specializes in serving condominium and homeowners' associations.
John H. Stroemer
The partner-in-charge who leads the CRI Fort Myers market following the acquisition.
The details
The eight-partner team continues to operate under the CRI brand from their existing offices in Fort Myers and Pembroke Pines. By integrating this specialized practice, CRI leverages deep local expertise to handle mandatory structural integrity reserve studies and updated financial reporting for buildings of three storeys and taller. The consolidation follows late 2024 capital investments from Centerbridge Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, which are supporting CRI’s expansion into new markets.
Timeline
2003: Stroemer & Company was founded.
Late 2024: Centerbridge Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners invested in CRI.
October 14, 2026: The merger was announced.
Market Landscape
This merger tracks with the industry trend of consolidation among professional services firms aiming to capture high-demand regulatory compliance work. It directly positions CRI to address the financial reporting shifts mandated by Florida's structural integrity reserve study requirements.
Florida-based operators of community associations should prepare for potentially higher costs as firms consolidate to handle the increased administrative burden of new reporting rules. Owners should verify their current service providers have the capacity to meet the mandatory, more frequent reserve study deadlines.
The takeaway
The increased regulatory oversight of Florida's residential associations is driving professional services firms to aggregate talent and scale. Operators should cross-reference their association's current reserve funding plan against the latest state reporting requirements to ensure ongoing compliance.
Further reading
For more on industry consolidation, see our analysis of Corporate Finance.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Captiveinsurancetimes.
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