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Baker Tilly RSM rebrand will 'considerably strengthen' North East operations

Baker Tilly, one of the UK’s largest accountancy practices, has today announced that it will be changing its name as part of a major rebrand.

Following Baker Tilly’s integration to the international network it joined last year, the UK’s seventh largest firm will now Adopt RSM as a common brand name.

Steve Railton, Baker Tilly’s Managing Partner for the North East, explains how the move will ‘considerably strengthen’ the firm’s position in the North East.

Steve said: “The move will considerably strengthen our position in the North East as a leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market.

“The middle market is a critical part of the UK and global economy generating more than one third of private sector UK GDP and employing nearly 40% of the UK private sector workforce.

“Although our name is changing, we will stay true to our roots and continue to maintain the core essence and legacy of the Baker Tilly brand. Adopting RSM as our name will simply accelerate our path to a recognised unified global brand and strategy.

“It will reinforce our focus on becoming the leading adviser to the middle market by ensuring that our clients are able to receive consistent global services, irrespective of international borders, as well as a continued local service in the North East market.

“Our clients can be confident that wherever they do business, they will continue to receive a consistently high quality and seamless service from member firms that share the same values and understanding of their local market. Adopting the RSM name simply enables us to work even more effectively in all countries around the world.”

McGladrey, the RSM US member firm, is making a similar announcement today and is the leading US provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market with 8,000 professionals and associates in 80 cities nationwide.

RSM International is the world’s sixth largest provider of tax services and has presence in more than 110 countries. In 2014 RSM International was the fastest growing top ten global network, posting an 18% increase in revenue, year-on-year, to US$4.4 billion for the year ending December 31, 2014.

The change will be effective on October 26, 2015. All member firms will remain independent legal entities within the RSM international network, but will carry the RSM brand name and logo.