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BDO history
BDO is a world
wide network of public accounting firms, called BDO
Member Firms, serving international clients. Each
BDO Member Firm is an independent legal entity in
its own country.
The BDO story begins in 1963.
Accounting firms from the UK, Netherlands, Germany,
US and Canada saw the opportunity to combine and
thus expand their knowledge base and relative
strength. The resulting Binder Seidman International
Group worked together as a network of firms until
1973, when the common name of Binder Dijker Otte &
Co was adopted.
In 1988, a world wide structure
was formed, and, to ensure that the local strength
retained its prevalence as one of the network’s
underlying goals, the acronym of BDO was agreed upon
and placed before each local Member Firm’s name. At
the same time, a logo and corporate identity was
created that promoted consistency throughout the
network.
Since then, the BDO network has
undergone a transformation that now sees it as the
world’s fifth largest accounting network, with more
than 620 offices in over 110 countries. A combined
workforce of over 35,000 people continues to promote
and extend the values and objectives foreseen from
the outset. BDO is known for client rapport and
partner accessibility, for extensive local knowledge
combined with a global outlook, and for partners and
staff who are ethical and practical in their
approach and advice to clients.
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