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An overview of global BDO news:

United Kingdom

FRC warns BDO of need to improve audit quality The Financial Reporting Council has warned BDO that its audit work is below par - despite improvement from last year.
21 July 2025
United Kingdom

Mazars and BDO receive watchdog warning not to drop risky clients Mid-market professional service firms Mazars and BDO have been warned by the UK's auditing watchdog that they risk breaching industry code, if they look to ditch problematic audit clients.
14 July 2023
Canada

BDO partners with Validis on accounting technology BDO Canada has partnered with Validis to use the fintech firm’s open accounting solution to enhance its audit services.
11 November 2022
Belgium

BDO, Van Havermaet and Vandelanotte launch fintech for accountants BDO has teamed up with two Belgian counterparts – Van Havermaet and Vandelanotte – to launch a new fintech joint venture.
15 September 2022
United Kingdom

Quintessentially and BDO to cut audit ties Reports in the British media suggest BDO is set to quit its role as auditor of Quintessentially.
25 August 2022
United Kingdom

SAP to become BDO's biggest international audit client As BDO continues to gain ground on the audit market leaders of the UK, the firm has announced it has won another new client from the Big Four.
23 March 2021
United Kingdom

BDO passes Big Four audit contract tally in UK The dominance of the Big Four on the UK’s auditing market has taken a knock, with the news that BDO now holds more listed audit clients than PwC, KPMG, EY or Deloitte.
05 November 2020
United Kingdom

BDO may bail out Spanish sister firm after hefty audit fine The global network of audit and advisory firm BDO – including its UK office – may be forced to bail out its Spanish wing, after it was stung with a massive penalty for its alleged role in an accounting scandal.
13 October 2020
United Kingdom

Oxford Instruments to replace KPMG with BDO auditors Mid-tier professional services firm BDO will take up the audit contract of Oxford Instruments from the financial year commencing 1 April 2020.
09 March 2020
United Kingdom

KPMG replaced by BDO as Wincanton auditor BDO has secured the auditing contract of logistics firm Wincanton, with the role commencing from April 2020.
05 March 2020
Middle East

BDO boosts global revenues to $9.6 billion with 10% rise for 2019 The world’s fifth largest accounting and consultancy network BDO has boosted its global revenues by 10 percent in 2019 to a total of $9.6 billion.
05 December 2019
United Kingdom

BDO trialling virtual reality game for recruitment Auditing and advisory firm BDO has announced it is trialling virtual reality game for new hires.
19 July 2019
Malaysia

BDO and Big Four partner with ACCA / Sunway for audit simulation course Malaysia’s Sunway TES Centre of Accountancy Excellence together with the Association of Chartered Certiﬁed Accountants have held the first international installation of their joint Global Audit Simul
20 June 2019
United Kingdom

BDO or Mazars to oust Big Four as Goldman Sachs UK auditor The cloud of controversy hanging over the world’s four largest professional services firms seems to have cost the companies dearly, as Goldman Sachs has announced it will look beyond them when appoin
16 May 2019
United Kingdom

Auditing own-goal sees Goals Soccer Centres issue profit warning Scottish five-a-side football firm Goals Soccer Centres has seen its share price slump, following its issue of a second profit warning in the wake of uncovered accounting errors.
12 March 2019
Asia

Nexia and Baker Tilly round out top ten global accounting networks The world’s ten largest accounting networks have all now reported for 2018 – with a few shifts in the global pecking order, despite uniform record revenues.
25 February 2019
Middle East

BDO revenues push $9 billion, driven by huge growth in EMEA region Accounting network BDO has announced revenues of $8.99 billion for 2018, led by growth of 17 percent in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
13 December 2018
United Kingdom

BDO appoints Jill Halford as Partner for audits in charity wing As professional services firm BDO looks to build on its strong position in the UK as an alternative to the Big Four, Jill Halford has been appointed as an Audit Partner in the mid-tier firm’s chariti
15 November 2018
United Kingdom

BDO grows junior market auditing lead over Big Four The UK’s sixth-largest audit firm has reportedly extended its lead as the UK’s top auditor of mid-size, Alternative Investment Market firms.
12 November 2018
Australia

BDO Australia answers the question: 'How do I find the best accountant?' BDO Australia answers the question ‘How do I find the best accountant for me?’ Finding the an accountant that fits with the culture of a business can be as challenging as running a business itself
12 July 2018
United Kingdom

Grant Thornton poaches South Korean member firm from BDO Grant Thornton has added Daejoo Accounting Corporation, a South Korea based business advisory that previously was part of BDO, to its international network.
12 May 2016
United Kingdom

BDO opens 4 offices in Sweden and raids Grant Thornton BDO has added four new offices in Sweden. As part of the expansion drive, the firm also poached six partners and 14 professionals from rival professional services firm Grant Thornton.
11 April 2016
United Kingdom

50 Grant Thornton professionals move to rival BDO BDO has significantly bolstered its footprint in Italy with the addition of nearly 50 professionals from Grant Thornton, including seven partners, taking its total employee base in the country to aro
04 February 2016
United Kingdom

BDO adds 65 Grant Thornton professionals in Austria BDO has poached nearly half of Grant Thornton’s staff in Austria.
14 October 2015
United Kingdom

BDO US and Cross, Fernandez & Riley merge in Florida Professional services firm BDO US has decided to merge with accounting firm Cross, Fernandez & Riley in Florida, which acted as the firm’s Orlando office between 1970 and 2000.
29 July 2015
United Kingdom

35 most talented accounting & advisory professionals Platform Accountancy Age has released the 2015 edition of its ‘35 under 35’ ranking. This list recognises the 35 most talented accounting and advisory professionals under the age of 35.
26 May 2015
United Kingdom

BDO expands footprint with member firm in Reunion Professional services firm BDO has expanded its global network with a new member firm in Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean between Mauritius and Madagascar. Approximately 135 employees of ‘Conseil & Audit – Dévelo
30 September 2014
United Kingdom

BDO adds 57 professionals to South African business BDO South Africa and CAP Chartered Accountants have announced the conclusion of their merger, effective as of 1 September 2014.
25 September 2014

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