BDO ranks 22 in the world's top 500 professional services firms

In an inaugural listing of the world's 500 largest professional services firms, the MPF Global 500 Annual Report (PDF 945 KB) compiled by the Managing Partners' Forum, BDO International was ranked 22 while Grant Thornton International took the 35th spot.

The Big Four accountancy networks - PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young International and KPMG International – took first, second, third and fourth place respectively on the list, while IT consultancy firm Accenture was ranked fifth.