THE BDO JOURNEY
2019
BDO’s Financial Services division is established.
2018
BDO merged its Cape Town office with Grant Thornton in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, and its Johannesburg office with Grant Thornton Johannesburg. It also added Business Restructuring and BEE Verification Services as additional service lines.
2015
RW Irish in Johannesburg joined BDO.
2010
BDO repositioned its brand internationally, when all local member firm names were dropped. This ensured that BDO positioned itself as a truly global network with one name. Moore Stephens’ Johannesburg office joined BDO, as did Cameron Prentice in Cape Town.
2001
The tax practice was bolstered when specialist tax firm, Munnik Fourie , joined BDO.
1988 1987
The firm became known as BDO Spencer Steward .
Henry & Storey aligned itself with BDO, joining the BDO network.
1986 1984 1980 1976
Ironsides became part of the BDO family.
Dreyer & Dreyer joined BDO.
Spencer Steward &Co joined the BDO network.
Spencer Shaw Hood merged with Ross Spencer Rule , forming Spencer Steward &Co.
1963
An agreement was reached between Johannesburg firm, Spencer Shaw Hood , Cape Town firm, Welby Steward , and Durban firm, Arthur Hopewell to use the same name, Spencer Shaw Hood , logo and audit methodology.
1938
Jock Spencer, Bill Shaw and Bob Hood formed Spencer Shaw Hood &Co in South Africa.
1920
Grant Thornton South Africa was founded as Isaacs & Kessel . It later became Kessel Feinstein .
1916
The forerunner to BDO in South Africa, Charles Welby Steward was established in Cape Town.
1910
USA founding firm, Seidman and Seidman was established.
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