PRESS RELEASE 27 May 2014 RBS now offers audit services at Munich branch Our new partner, Christian Schönhofer, and his audit team enhance our service portfolio for southern Germany Hamburg / Munich – The audit and tax consultancy firm, RBS RoeverBroennerSusat, has just expanded by adding audit services to its offerings at the Munich branch now under the leadership of our new partner Christian Schönhofer. With comprehensive industry knowledge and professional expertise RBS is positioning itself in audit and tax consulting markets in Munich. Entrepreneurs receive solutions of excellent quality from one hand at RBS RoeverBroennerSusat with all of the advantages of a consulting firm led by partners and oriented to medium-sized firms Just last year the consultants had reopened the doors of its offices in the Bavarian metropolitan area of Munich to offer tax consulting services after the merger of the long-standing firms RöverBrönner and Susat, under the new brand name RBS RoeverBroennerSusat. “With Christian Schönhofer we were able to win over an experienced auditor, who has had many years of consulting experience in serving everything from large publicly listed companies to medium-sized family firms with professional expertise, and to combine his competencies with the RBS philosophy of giving trustworthy and personal advice,” according to Hendrik Jung, auditor, tax advisor and partner at RBS. Before switching to RBS RoeverBroennerSusat, Christian Schönhofer served as a tax advisor and auditor at one of the BIG 4 accounting firm for thirteen years. His main areas of expertise mainly lie in international accounting and audit-related services along with performing financial statement audits and preparing financial statements. His many years of experience abroad in the USA also underscore his suitability as an auditor serving clients operating in international business. “With his international audit experience Christian Schönhofer and his audit team perfectly augment the range of our services offered in Mu- Seite 1 von 3 For further informations: RBS RoeverBroennerSusat GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft Astrid Wallner PR and Business Development Manager Domstraße 15 20095 Hamburg T +49 40 415 22-827 F +49 40 415 22-938 E a.wallner@rbs-partner.de nich, which had up until now been in the field of tax consulting,” stated the lawyer, tax advisor and head of the Munich RBS branch, Burkhard Lohmann. Together with the expert for international tax law, Marcus von Goldacker, and his highly qualified team, Mr. Lohmann advises companies and entrepreneurs on their daily tax issues and particularly for reorganisations, acquisitions of firms and corporate succession, for which international aspects are becoming ever more important. “In today’s world managing directors, executive boards, and familyowned firms, are seeking pragmatic, long-term, and successful solutions, the trust and the detailed knowledge of consulting firms,” explained Christian Schönhofer in answer to the question about what his clients are demanding. “As partners of a corporate entity, we advise our clients from one entrepreneur to another as equals.” Owners, managing directors, executive boards, and supervisory boards appreciate our having such a vantage point. Thus it is not only professional expertise, proven industry competence and the high level of quality of our services that has made a name for RBS in the market area of medium-sized firms. “Financial statement audits and consulting services require trust as a prerequisite, which only develops by consulting in a personal manner,” explained Schönhofer while presenting the benefits of RBS’s audit and consulting services when serving medium-sized firms. With the addition of Christian Schönhofer, as a new partner and opening the business area of audit at the Munich branch, RBS RoeverBroennerSusat has continued to expand in southern Germany. Since the middle of the year our partner-led audit and tax consulting firm serving ten locations has already been offering companies multi-disciplinary consulting services at our branch in Nuremberg. Now with our branch in Munich RBS RoeverBroennerSusat is being represented in the leading Bavarian commercial sphere with a wider range of services in its portfolio. Seite 2 von 3 About RBS RoeverBroennerSusat With over EUR 75 million in annual revenues and ten business locations, RBS RoeverBroennerSusat is one of the leading audit and tax consultancy firms in Germany. RBS has 55 partners, around 700 employees, thereof over 240 certified professionals. The firm primarily specialises in serving medium-sized and owner-managed enterprises and offers them comprehensive consulting services in the areas of audit, tax, law and corporate finance & consulting. Its membership in the international network of Moore Stephens allows RBS to serve clients worldwide in more than 620 offices in around 100 countries. Moreover, RBS is a founding member of Warwick Legal, a network of law firms with 50 offices in 25 countries www.rbs-partner.de Seite 3 von 3