BDO Dunwoody LLP and Robinson & Company LLP Announce Merger
News Release
November 26, 2009
GUELPH – BDO Dunwoody LLP is pleased to announce its merger with Robinson & Company LLP, a Guelph-area accounting firm, effective January 1, 2010. The combined practice will operate under the BDO name.
The merger will result in nine partners overall, who will be supported by 36 client service personnel. The expanded BDO Guelph team will offer a wide variety of accounting and advisory services, including assurance, taxation, information technology solutions, risk and financial advisory services, and The SuccessCare® Program, a succession and family business planning program that assists companies during times of transition, originally developed by Robinson & Company.
Dan Cremasco, BDO Guelph Managing Partner, says, “Robinson & Company maintains a high partner involvement with their clients. They have a highly complementary style with us at BDO. There will be a significant increase in the resources and services we can offer.”
Grant Robinson of Robinson & Company adds, “Both firms share a commitment to living and working in Guelph, a focus on owner-managed businesses and, above all, a commitment to excellent client service.”
Keith Farlinger, CEO of BDO Dunwoody comments, “Guelph is an important marketplace for BDO to take a market leadership position. Merging with Robinson & Company clearly indicates that we are proactively enhancing what we can offer to our clients and seeking opportunities to grow our business.”
About BDO Dunwoody LLP
BDO Dunwoody LLP is an entrepreneurially-spirited accounting and advisory firm. As Canada’s dominant firm serving mid-sized businesses with more than 95 offices nationwide, BDO has the size and strength to present clients with a full range of comprehensive professional services. BDO provides clients with access to the advisors around the globe as a member firm of BDO International, which has more than 20,000 professionals in over 100 countries.
BDO International is a worldwide network of public accounting firms, called BDO Member Firms. Each BDO Member Firm is an independent legal entity in its own country. The network is coordinated by BDO Global Coordination B.V., incorporated in The Netherlands, with its statutory seat in Eindhoven (trade register registration number 33205251) and with an office at Boulevard de la Woluwe 60, 1200 Brussels, Belgium, where the International Executive Office is located.
About Robinson & Company
Robinson & Company is a team of professionals that provides accounting and tax advice, leadership and strategies for business success. The company is also the founder of The SuccessCare® Program, a succession and family business planning program that assists family businesses during times of transition. The program ensures that business owners have the appropriate resources to develop a plan to afford more choice around the transition of ownership and leadership of their businesses.
For more information:
Dan Cremasco
Guelph Managing Partner
519-824-5410 or dcremasco@bdo.ca
Gordon Lee
Director, Marketing & Communications
416-369-3050 or glee@bdo.ca
