The relationship between a company and its auditor has changed. Organisations must understand and manage risk and seek an appropriate balance between risk and opportunities.
At Grant Thornton, we have a wealth of knowledge in forensic services and can support you with issues such as dispute resolution, fraud and insurance claims.
Globalisation and company growth ambitions are driving an increase in M&A activity worldwide. We work with entrepreneurial businesses in the mid-market to help them assess the true commercial potential of their planned acquisition and understand how the purchase might serve their longer- term strategic goals.
We can support you throughout the transaction process – helping achieve the best possible outcome at the point of the transaction and in the longer term.
Our services can strengthen your business and stakeholders' confidence. You'll receive professionally verified results and insights that help you grow.
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are a set of global accounting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for the preparation of public company financial statements. At Grant Thornton, our IFRS advisers can help you navigate the complexity of financial reporting from IFRS 1 to IFRS 17 and IAS 1 to IAS 41.
Through our global organisation of member firms, we support both companies and individuals, providing insightful solutions to minimise the tax burden for both parties.
Using our finely tuned local knowledge, teams from our global organisation of member firms help you understand and comply with often complex and time-consuming regulations.
The laws surrounding transfer pricing are becoming ever more complex, as tax affairs of multinational companies are facing scrutiny from media, regulators and the public
By being aware of the increasing number of governance rules, you can put your business in a strong position to demonstrate your overarching ESG strategy.
Significant changes to the dynamic of the financial services sector in recent years have shifted the paradigms in how we work. The increased digitisation of the workforce, changes in business models, globalisation, and remote working capabilities have led to a new approach to the delivery of services.
We offer an extensive range of services to automotive sector stakeholders from supply chain through to distribution, retail and usership. With a variety of...
Following world events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit, and changes to regulation and digitalisation, insurers must be alert to the challenges ahead.
We help businesses navigate today’s changing private equity landscape, ensuring that you can respond to ever-changing regulations and investor demands.
The past two years saw the retail industry experience significant disruption, however there will still be opportunities to effectively reposition for future...
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented levels of disruption to the global travel industry. As this evolves, it is unclear what recovery looks like.
The Grant Thornton experience is built upon long-term relationships and a deep level of engagement to understand your business better. Our International Business Centres (IBCs) are at the core of making this happen.
Our IBC community comprise 36 internationally experienced professionals who are here to help you navigate the complexities of operating internationally. The team helps to deliver the right capabilities and specialists from across our global network of member firms, whilst maintaining a clear focus on what’s most important to each client.
Our IBC team is focussed on helping clients navigate the challenges and issues faced when expanding into new international markets and in going beyond to provide the best experience of our international network.
Arnaldo Hasenclever is Partner in Grant Thornton Argentina and director form the International Business Center of Grant Thornton LLP. He has a Degree in Public Accountancy from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) and has a specialization in Banking (career of 3 years during his residence in Germany).
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Matt is the International Business Centre Director for Australia and is passionate about supporting international client's needs, ensuring seamless service delivery globally through strong relationships with his counterparts across the global network. Matt draws on over 30 years’ experience with the firm in London and Sydney working with international clients and also a decade in senior leadership roles within the firm to ensure he brings together high quality, client centric, collaborative teams who can work effectively across borders with strong communication.
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Antoniel is a Partner in Grant Thornton Brazil - French Brazilian citizenship. Over a decade of experience providing multi-national clients BPO services. With fluency in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French, Antoniel provides strategic and operational oversight of BPO services. He strives to provide BPO operations levering best practices and technology to gain efficiencies to control costs. He has international professional experience between Europe, Asia and North and Latin America, as well experience as a volunteer at the French Red Cross with specific missions in Africa.
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Daniel has been working in audit and advisory for more than 33 years, with wide experience in Brazilian and international companies, capital market transactions, IPO & Debt, merger & acquisitions, and processes of organizational restructuring, focused on management of family companies, with accelerated growth, as well as in the development of an innovation program in the companies. As CEO, he is responsible for implementing and maintaining the strong culture and identity of Grant Thornton, and a governance and strategy focused on quality, clients, experience in the provision of services, ethics, transparency, people development, innovation and risk management.
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Glória is Partner of Grant Thornton's Strategy and Transaction practice and an International Business Center Director. She holds an MBA from University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, with a major focus on corporate finance/investment banking and Global Business. Gloria has a bachelor´s degree in Accounting from Trevisan Escola de Negócios and in Business Administration from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.Glória has over 14 years of experience working with accounting and finance. She has worked with accounting, audit and transaction advisory services. Her experience in transactions includes projects in Europe, Americas and Asia. Glória has led due diligence engagements, sell-side and buy-side, for companies in different industries (consumer goods, third sector, manufacturing of auto parts, among others). She has been responsible for several due-diligence processes in live M&A deals with Brazilian target companies, and both national and international buyers. She has had extensive interactions with sell-side investment banks, M&A boutiques and Legal advisory firms. She has also participated in carveout projects with analysis on standalone costs and FTEs needs with GT US.
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Ricardo Akira is the IBC (International Business Center) Director in Brazil, being the focal point for developing global relationships and business for Grant Thornton International. Ricardo has more than 21 years of professional experience in auditing, accounting and finance areas. From 2006 to 2009, was transferred to the United States of America, obtaining specialization in USGAAP (United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), providing public accounting services for public and private companies. Also participated in an International Audit Exchange Program in Australia (Melbourne), obtaining specialization in IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), providing public accounting services for public and private companies.
As a partner in Grant Thornton Canada's international tax practice, Alex has spent over 20 years providing services to multinational clients investing into and out of Canada. This includes dealing with cross-border acquisitions and divestitures, structured financing and cash repatriation strategies, as well as assisting foreign-based multinationals in the development of worldwide tax minimisation plans. It also enabled Alex to work with businesses across numerous sectors, including retail, automotive, media, mining, engineering, printing and software and technology.
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With over 15 years of assurance and advisory experience with private and public companies with international operations, Valérie leads RCGT's International Business Center (IBC) since 2017. The RCGT IBC acts as a catalyst for Canadian companies seeking international growth as well as for international companies seeking to expand to Canada. With her experience in international business and her structured and rigourous approach, Valérie regularly builds and orchestrates teams of multidisciplinary and intercultural experts in order to effectively carry out internationalization projects within established timelines. Valérie also stands out by her extensive knowledge of local and international expertise within the Grant Thornton family, her ability to properly identify needs, risks and potential issues that may arise during an internationalization project and her cultural sensitivity.
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Selling into, supplying or setting up operations in China can be a step into the unknown. At Grant Thornton, we have the experience to guide you. As our China International Business Centre director, Ann can help co-ordinate access to international teams, resources and global delivery, while also helping you forge valuable trading relationships in the Chinese market.
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Mathieu is responsible for the International Business Advisory Services department (IBAS) dedicated to assisting global companies in their international development working both in and out of France. He heads a team for Grant Thornton France which deals with all matters concerning local compliance (bookkeeping, tax, payroll, reporting, statutory accounts) and helps his clients grow internationally (coordinating services, connecting with other member firms and financial advisory). His team has developed strong foreign desks for China, Japan, Canada and Germany, and counts people from more than 10 nationalities.
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Vianney is an International Business Center Director for Grant Thornton France. In daily collaboration with the international firms of the Grant Thornton network, his role is to identify the resources needed by clients based in other countries. His main responsibilities cover the referral unit in Paris and in this capacity is responsible for the audit of French subsidiaries for several foreign groups, particularly from the USA, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and Japan.
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As an IBC Director for Grant Thornton Germany, Torsten is a contact partner for our international network and for enquiries on international cooperation. He mainly works in the fields of audit and audit-related advice. With over 20 years of experience working with the Grant Thornton network, he is an asset to his international clients and colleagues striving for the perfect match wherever they want to go – and even beyond. Alongside working with clients, Torsten leads large international proposals and Germany's UK Desk.
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Lou Centanni is an Audit Services partner located in Grant Thornton's Metro New York offices, and is Partner-in-Charge for the Long Island Market. Centanni is also the director of the firm's International Business Center for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, where he is responsible for all aspects of services rendered to clients, including financial reporting, taxation, management consulting, special purpose audits, tax planning and general business advice. Centanni has more than 22 years of public accounting experience. Although his experience spans a variety of industries, he has significant experience serving international companies in the publishing, media, manufacturing, distribution, professional services and high-tech industries. Centanni has served companies, both public and private, that range from small, entrepreneurial companies to large multinational corporations.
Anthony Bonaguro is a partner in Grant Thornton LLP's Audit Services practice, and has more than 10 years of experience in all aspects of financial audits. He has provided a variety of specialty assurance services, including financial due diligence, process reviews and forensic accounting services, to various industries.
Joseph Loretto is a partner in the Dallas office and leads the firm's Latin America Business Group. He is also the international business director for the U.S. Central region. He has over 15 years of experience providing audit services to public and private companies across various industries, including manufacturing, distribution, technology and services. He has significant experience with public equity offerings, M&A, U.S. GAAP, U.S. GAAS, SEC and PCAOB technical matters. As the leader of the Latin America Business Group and international business director, Loretto helps drive business development for cross-border international assignments and leads a team of international experts that supports the firm's international business strategy.
As the Office Managing Partner of the San Francisco office, Rimma is responsible for driving Grant Thornton's commitment to its people and culture while also driving the delivery of high-quality services to clients. Rimma has more than 20 years of experience providing audit and advisory services to listed multi-national corporations as well as dynamic privately-owned firms.
Susanne Shalley is a partner and leader of the Tax Accounting and Risk Advisory Services practice in our Dallas office. She has 20 years of experience in professional services. Previously she worked 14 years at Deloitte, assisting in auditing tax accruals for multinational public companies and providing tax accounting services to non-audit clients.
