Press release Date Subject 16 October 2012 For immediate release BDO announces new advisory capabilities in Italy BDO announces new advisory capabilities in Italy BDO, the world‟s fifth largest accountancy network, is pleased to announce the network‟s Italian Member Firm, BDO S.p.A., is expanding its consulting capabilities in the fields of ICT consulting practice. NTTAGIC S.r.l. has joined the Italian BDO firm and under local laws will be known as an associated firm of BDO International Limited. BDO S.p.A. is one of BDO‟s longest serving firms, having joined BDO in 1972. The firm provides audit services, including accounting organisation, as well as forensic and financial due diligence work. The NTTAGIC group is an organisation of more than 140 professionals and consultants and has a turnover of €16 million. Through their nine offices they will be BDO‟s exclusive ICT consulting provider in Italy. The firm‟s founding partners are Roberto Cecilia Santamaria and Lorenzo Sala. Its services include Integrated Management Systems on Microsoft Dynamics ERP platforms, Microsoft Cloud and Azure, corporate image and brand concepts, design of web sites and portals as well as XRM applications based on Microsoft Dynamics CRM. They also offer consulting and technological solutions in compliance and risk management in addition to business performance management based on Microsoft and SAP platforms. Because the quality of our service comes from putting the whole firm's capability behind each client team, these new service offerings will be aligned with BDO Italy‟s tax consulting and corporate finance services, provided by Studio Sala e Associati and by Kon S.p.A. respectively. Studio Sala e Associati has been a tax associated organisation in Italy since 1979 and Kon S.p.A. joined the BDO network in October 2011. Paolo Scelsi and Bruno Anzani, Managing Partners and founders of BDO S.p.A., welcomed the addition of NTTAGIC S.r.l. to the network. “This practice enjoys an excellent reputation and a clear vision of its future and we are certain that our new relationship will be the start of a beneficial cooperation for all parties involved”, they said. “Their joining will extend the range of services offered by our firm and will enable us to continue to work with our clients to define what exceptional client service means to them and to provide a tailored service to both our local and international clients. We are glad to have them on board”. -Ends- Note to editors Service provision within the international BDO network of independent member firms („the BDO network‟) is coordinated by Brussels Worldwide Services BVBA, a limited liability company incorporated in Belgium with its statutory seat in Brussels. Each of BDO International Limited (the governing entity of the BDO network), Brussels Worldwide Services BVBA and the member firms is a separate legal entity and has no liability for another such entity‟s acts or omissions. Nothing in the arrangements or rules of the BDO network shall constitute or imply an agency relationship or a partnership between BDO International Limited, Brussels Worldwide Services BVBA and/or the member firms of the BDO network. BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO member firms. The combined fee income of all the BDO Member Firms, including the members of their exclusive alliances, was $5.68 billion in 2011. The global network provides advisory services in 135 countries, with almost 48,900 people working out of 1,118 offices worldwide Contacts Julia Johnson Brussels Worldwide Services BVBA Tel (+32) 2 778 0130 bws@bwsbrussels.com Paolo Scelsi Managing partner BDO Italy Tel (+39) 02 29062098 Fax (+39) 02 6575867 paolo.scelsi@bdo.it Attilio Torracca Studio Sala e Associati Tel (+39) 02 76018118 Fax (+39) 02 76018124 a.torracca@studiosala.com Vincenzo Ferragina KON S.p.A. Tel (+39) 02 80298059 Fax (+39) 02 86984587 vincenzo.ferragina@kon.eu Roberto Cecilia Santamaria NTTAGIC S.r.l. Tel (+39) 06 88 88 51 Fax (+39) 06 88 88 54 54 roberto.cecilia@nttagic.com