Russell Bedford continues expansion in Mexico with a new member in Guadalajara

Guadalajara (Mexico) CPA firm, López Acosta, Verduzco, Briseño y Cía, has joined the Russell Bedford International group of consulting and auditing practices.

(PRWEB) May 15, 2004 --With the addition of López Acosta, Verduzco, Briseño y Cía, S.C. as its member firm in Mexico's second city, Guadalajara, the Russell Bedford network of accounting firms now covers the country's three main commercial centres.

The Guadalajara firm was founded in 1986 by two of the current partners, J. Ernesto López Acosta and Andrés Verduzco Cota. A third partner, Hiram Briseño, joined the firm in 1990.

López Acosta, Verduzco, Briseño y Cía seeks to offer quality services to Mexican and international companies who are looking for truly client-focused advice and support in any of the industrial, commercial and services sectors. The firm is professionally structured to provide a broad range of services: fiscal and legal consultancy, merger and acquisition support, corporate acquisition due diligence, support to family owned businesses during intergenerational transition, human resources consultancy and accounting. The latter involves offering support to small and medium sized businesses in obtaining government consents and registrations, as well as providing an outsourced accounting service until such time as the client company can establish its own accounting department.

The firm has a professional staff of 20 public accountants, allowing it to serve more than one hundred firms at the same time, including companies from countries such us the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.

"Over the past 18 years, our firm has experienced all the changes that Mexico has undergone; from its opening up to the global economy to the establishment of democracy - important factors and drivers of growth that have increased inward investment through mergers, acquisitions and strategic partnerships with groups of Mexican investors," commented J. Ernesto López Acosta. "We are aware that firms investing in Mexico need a comprehensive range of professional services, and that is what we have always sought to provide. In joining the Russell Bedford network, we will now be able to offer our clients the additional benefit of national coverage and multinational support," he added.

Russell Bedford has a long-standing member firm in Mexico City and a new member joined in the third largest city, Monterrey, in August 2003.

For further information, contact J. Ernesto López Acosta at López Acosta, Verduzco, Briseño y Cía on +52 33 3642 20 03 or Kempton Bedell-Harper at Russell Bedford International on +44 20 7410 0339. Alternatively, visit the website at www.russellbedford.com.

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Note to Editors:
Russell Bedford International was established in 1983 by a group of medium-sized independent CPA firms aiming to counter the market dominance of the major multi-national accounting groups.

Russell Bedford is now a closely-connected global network of independent accountancy and business consultancy firms in key locations around the world, and is represented in some 50 countries in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

All Russell Bedford affiliates are well-established firms offering international business advice and services to local and multinational clients. Most provide a full range of services comprising accounting, auditing, tax advice, general business guidance and financial consulting. In addition, many have special expertise in particular fields, such as international taxation or information technology.