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Bernoni Grant Thornton, through Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services, has strengthened its advisory practice, adding the Business Risk Services (new partners in charge: Alessandro Leone and Renato Sesana) and strengthening the Due Diligence team (new partner in charge: Stefano Marchetti). Thanks to the entry of the abovementioned new partners and the promotion to partners of Sante Maiolica (M&A) and Enrico Cimpanelli (Forensic), Bernoni Grant Thornton can now rely on 30 people completely dedicated to advisory services.

The norms implementing the professional company in Italy paved the way to new possibilities of doing business for professionals. Some points have already been clarified – from the assigning and performance of a professional engagement, to the participation in a professional company, to the registration in the professional roll – whereas other are still pending.

Bernoni Grant Thornton and its subsidiary, Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services, announce the appointment of six new partners, as of January 1, 2017: Enrico Cimpanelli, Alessandro Leone, Sante Maiolica, Stefano Marchetti, and Renato Sesana for the Advisory services, and Christian Siccardi for the Tax services. In addition to the appointments above, Simonetta La Grutta, head of VAT, was promoted to senior partner, also with effect from January 1, 2017.

The second edition of the book on associated professional firms “Professionisti & Studi, associarsi per competere”, written by Giuseppe Bernoni, founder and Managing Partner of Bernoni Grant Thornton is now available in bookshops and online. The book analyses the changes professional firms need to introduce in order to adapt to the ever-changing scenario and better address new companies’ needs, from the transition from single professional firms to associated firms, to the provision of innovative services.

Foundations for the Future: The 2016 Grant Thornton Global Conference took place from 26th to 28th October 2016 in Singapore. Gabriele Labombarda tells about his experience and the main topics analysed durign the event.

A new report from Grant Thornton points out the key role of the corporate governance to meet the challenges of the next decade and, at the same time, the need and opportunity to adopt changes in the Board of Directors skills, in selection processes and in the corporate culture.

Alessandro Dragonetti was appointed Managing Partner of Bernoni Grant Thornton