BDO International

BDO International is the fifth largest accountancy network in the world, a worldwide professional services network of public accountancy firms, serving national and international clients. As at 30 September 2010, BDO Member Firms in 135 countries employed 48,000 workers in 1,118 offices throughout the world.

Global Fee income of all BDO Member Firms for the year ending 30 September 2010 totalled € 3,893 million (US$ 5,284 million), making BDO International the fifth largest accounting firm network globally.

Each BDO Member Firm is an independent legal entity in its own country. The network, originally formed in 1963 as Binder Seidman International by firms from Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, UK and US, is coordinated by BDO Global Coordination B.V., with an office in Brussels, Belgium. The name BDO, first devised in 1973, is an acronym of Binder Dijker Otte & Co.

In early 2012, it was reported that BDO has been expanding in China rapidly. It has 7,500-8,000 staff in mainland China and Hong Kong, making it the second largest headcount after the U.S.A., where it employs 11,500. According to its global chairman, the Chinese headcount is likely to overtake in three to four years.