Honkamp adds Schowalter & Jabouri

Honkamp, a Regional Leader based in Dubuque, Iowa, merged in Schowalter & Jabouri, one of the 20 largest CPA firms in the St. Louis metro area, effective Dec. 2, 2023. 

Schowalter & Jabouri provides attest, tax and business advisory services from its St. Louis offices and has over 30 employees, all of whom are being retained by Honkamp. They will continue to serve clients from their St. Louis office. 

This will be the first office in Missouri for Honkamp, which now has approximately 300 employees. In addition to St. Louis, the firm has eight offices in Iowa and Wisconsin. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Honkamp ranked No. 8 on Accounting Today‘s 2023 Regional Leaders list of the Top Firms in the Midwest, with $44 million in annual revenue.

“This merger represents another step in Honkamp’s growth, and we are thrilled to welcome a firm with such established roots in an exciting new market for us,” said Honkamp president and CEO Katie Thomas in a statement earlier this month. “We are excited to announce this expansion, which will enable us to extend world-class service and groundbreaking solutions to an even broader spectrum of clients.”

Schowalter & Jabouri dates back to 1976 and serves clients in a wide range of industries. “This is an ideal partnership,” said Schowalter & Jabouri president Jamie Jabouri in a statement. “Honkamp shares the same values we do. They exceeded our hopes for a firm that we can combine with, while also continuing our tradition of high-quality service of valued expertise, and of fostering an environment that our clients and colleagues are excited to be a part of, while providing greater opportunities for continued growth and a more secure future together.”

Art Kuesel and Marc Rosenberg consulted on the acquisition. 

The deal marks Honkamp’s fourth acquisition in the past two years. The firm, previously known as Honkamp Krueger, acquired Vaassen, Pluemer CPAs, LLC, of Platteville, Wisconsin, and the Cedar Falls, Iowa, office of Gosling & Co., P.C., in November 2022. Previously, it added Nigl Accounting LLP, based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin , in December 2021. In 2018, it acquired Short & Co. in Waukee, Iowa, and Gabelmann & Associates in Bettendorf, Iowa.