Independent Accountants Reports
BDO Corporate Finance has provided independent accountant's report (IAR's) on public capital raisings across a range of industries. Our transaction services team provides a service to our clients that extends beyond the formal sign off letter included with prospectuses and public disclosure documents. Our team of experts has established BDO Corporate Finance as the leading providers of IPOs within Australia in the last three years.
| Australian IPO's for Y/E 31 December | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Total | |
| 1 | BDO | 13 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 58 |
| 2 | Grant Thornton | 12 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 43 |
| 3 | PKF | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 38 |
| 4 | Ernst & Young | 15 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
| 5 | Pricewaterhouse Coopers | 15 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 36 |
| 6 | KPMG | 8 | 21 | 2 | - | 31 |
| 7 | HLB Mann Judd | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Rix Levy Fowler | 9 | 15 | 1 | - | 25 |
| 9 | Stanton Partners Corporate Pty Ltd | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Horwath/WHK Horwath | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
IAR process
Our approach to capital raising assignments has been developed by our national and international Corporate Finance teams and is constantly refined to remain at the forefront of this process. We invest our time at the onset of the assignment to gain an indepth understanding of the investment. This ensures that our clients receive the right advice throughout the assignment and maximises the potential for a successful capital raising.
