Alliott Group
Alliott Group is the world’s sixth largest global multidisciplinary alliance of independent professional services firms. The alliance’s member firms include accounting firms, law firms, audit firms and other specialist services providers. It ranks as one of more than 200 professional services networks worldwide. The association was established in 1979 and comprises 176 member firms in 230 cities across 72 countries. The alliance aims to be a Top 5 global multidisciplinary alliance by the end of 2024 and to achieve this by appointing an accounting and law firm member (dual coverage) in the majority of the world's commercial hubs.
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Formerly | Alliott Peirson International (1979–1999) |
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| Private limited company | |
| Industry | Professional services Association, Network |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Area served | Worldwide, 230 cities[1] |
Key people | Colin Farmer(Worldwide Chair) Giles Brake (COO) Darsi Casey(Deputy Worldwide Chair) |
| Services | Audit Tax Financial Advisory Risk Advisory Legal Corporate finance |
| Revenue | USD$665 million(June 2020) |
| Members | 176 |
| Website | www.alliottgroup.net |
Member firms are independent, mid-market professional practices. At the end of 2018, Alliott Group was ranked by Accountancy Age as the 13th largest international association of accounting firms with aggregated revenues of approximately USD628 million.[2]
In October 2016, at the International Accounting Bulletin (IAB) Awards, Alliott Group was presented with the "2016 Rising Star International Association of Accounting Firms of the Year" award.[3]
Through its member firms, the association offers services to Small and medium-sized enterprises across a number of sectors and has global practice groups focused on international tax, VAT/indirect tax, audit, transfer pricing, international private wealth, global mobility, international business law and real estate.
History
Origins
The original founding firms already had working relationships and mutual clients but established a formal association in Alliott Peirson International, Alliott Group’s forerunner, in 1979.[4] The association’s aim was to meet the needs more efficiently of those clients that needed assistance when expanding into or facing challenges in different jurisdictions around the world. As client demand for services in new locations grew, member firms were (and continue to be) appointed in key commercial cities across the world.
Multidisciplinary expansion
According to Inside Public Accounting, "Alliott Group was one of the first international groups to adopt an interdisciplinary approach." [5] The association opened its membership to law firms in 2004, and as of May 2020, 52 law firms are members. As a result, Alliott Group may be listed as an international law firm network [6] or as one of a small number of Multidisciplinary professional services networks.
Leadership
Chair person
2009: John Jones (Santa Rosa, CA, USA) [7]
2012: John Kleopas (Athens, Greece) [8]
2016: Kenneth J. Miles (Los Angeles, CA, USA) [9]
2017: Colin Farmer (London, UK) [10]
Key milestones
1979: Alliott Peirson International formed.[11]
1999: Name changed to Alliott Group.
2004: Membership opened up to law firms.
2015: Alliott Group wins 2015 Accountancy & Law Alliance of the Year in the Global Market award.[12]
2016: Alliott Group won the 2016 Rising Star International Association of Accounting Firms award.[13]
2016: Expansion of alliance membership to Australia (Melbourne), Japan (Tokyo), Netherlands (Eindhoven), Northern Ireland, Saudi Arabia and South Africa (Johannesburg and Cape Town)
2017: Expansion of alliance membership to Spain (Madrid)
2018: Expansion of alliance membership to Canada (Toronto), Oman, Tunisia and Zambia. Co-sponsors of the Forum for Expatriate Management's EMEA Global Mobility Summit.
2019: Expansion of alliance membership by 20 firms including in Brazil (Sao Paulo), Belgium (Brussels), Morocco (Casablanca), Hungary (Budapest), India (Mumbai), Kenya (Nairobi), Mannheim (Germany), Bolzano (Italy), Los Angeles, Russia (Moscow), Cyprus (Nicosia), Romania (Bucharest), Poland (Wroclaw) and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur). Co-sponsors of the Forum for Expatriate Management's Amsterdam Global Mobility Conference (7 March 2019). Finalists in the Australian Accounting Awards (Network of the Year category). Giles Brake appointed Chief Operating Officer. Expansion of membership into executive search services via Preferred Partner agreement with AIMS International, an international alliance with offices in 44 jurisdictions worldwide.
2020: Expansion of alliance membership to: Argentina (Buenos Aires), Bangladesh (Dhaka), Israel (Kfar Saba), Turkey (Istanbul), Nigeria (Lagos), Mexico (Mexico City and 8 other cities nationally), South Africa (Pretoria, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth), Sweden (Stockholm), Zimbabwe (Harare), Yemen (Sana'a), France (Paris), Costa Rica (San Jose), Slovenia (Ljubljana), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur and Penang), Canada (Toronto) and Ecuador (Guayaquil). Lead Sponsor of The Expat Academy’s European Super-Huddle in Amsterdam. Associate Sponsor of the Biennial IBA Latin America Regional Forum Conference in Cartagena [14]
Worldwide conferences
1979: London, UK
1980: London, UK
1981: Copenhagen, Denmark
1987: Edinburgh, Scotland
1988: Surfers Paradise, Australia
1989: Vienna, Austria
1991: Orlando, FL, USA
1992: Barcelona, Spain
1993: Hong Kong
1994: Melbourne, Australia
1995: Montreal, Canada
1996: Penang, Malaysia
1997: Abu Dhabi, UAE
1998: San Diego, CA, USA
1999: Melbourne, Australia
2000: Mauritius
2001: Event cancelled
2002: Mexico City
2003: Miami, FL, USA
2004: Cairns, Australia
2005: Cape Town, South Africa
2006: Beijing, China
2007: San Francisco, CA, USA
2008: Athens, Greece
2009: Boston, MA, USA
2010: Singapore
2011: Barcelona, Spain
2012: San Diego, CA, USA
2013: Hong Kong
2014: Johannesburg, South Africa
2015: New York, NY, USA
2016: London, UK
2017: Sydney, Australia
2018: Vancouver, Canada
2019: Madrid, Spain
2021: Tokyo, Japan
References
- Alliott Group: Across the world
- Top 35 ranked associations and networks of accounting firms
- 2016 The Accountant & International Accounting Bulletin Awards Winners
- Alliotts, Interactive History Timeline
- Inside Public Accounting IPA Spotlight On James Hickey, Alliott Group
- Legal 500 - Top international law firm networks
- Pitch Engine: John Jones elected as Chairman of Alliott Group Worldwide
- PR Web: Alliott Group Elects New Worldwide Chairman
- Inside Public Accounting: Alliott Group Appoints Los Angeles MP as Worldwide Chair
- economia: Farmer to lead Alliott Group
- Alliotts, Interactive History Timeline
- Alliott Group wins Accountancy & Law Alliance of the Year in the Global Market 2015 award from Finance Monthly magazine
- 2016 The Accountant & International Accounting Bulletin Awards Winners
- IBA: Alliott Group Associate Sponsor of Biennial IBA Latin America Regional Form Conference