Fort Worth Business Press, May 12, 2014 Vol. 26, No. 18 | Page 11

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Seidman Alliance, a nationwide
association of independently owned
local
and
regional
accounting,
consulting and service firms with
similar client service goals. By accessing
the resources of BDO and each other,
the Alliance presents an opportunity
for these accounting and consulting
and business and technology firms
to expand services to their clients –
without jeopardizing their existing
client relationships or their autonomy.
“When we began to look at our clients’
needs going forward and looking at
trying to grow our practice, it seemed
like the natural way to grow was with
BDO,” Leito said.
Leito has more than 30 years of
experience in public accounting and
will be responsible for the Fort Worth
assurance practice for BDO. Pam
Roberts, who has 15 years of public
accounting experience, will manage the
tax practice. Hartman will not transition
to BDO but plans to start his own
accounting and tax practice.
“We found our clients need more
global reach than we could capture here
locally,” Leito said. “Over the years we’ve
worked with BDO locally, nationally and
globally on various client opportunities.
We have established relationships with
them. BDO was our No. 1 choice. No
other competitor can match what BDO
can bring to the Fort Worth market.”
Bolt has entered into a long-term
strategic consulting relationship with
BDO USA to continue to provide Fort
Worth and Dallas clients with his
extensive business advisory experience.
“HLB has established a long history of
creating strong relationships with closely
held business and individuals in the
Fort Worth and Dallas communities,”
Bolt said. “By combining with BDO,
the firm will build on that tradition
by bringing clients a wider array of
solutions, broader industry experience
and all of BDO’s resources. We believe
this is a natural step and benefit to
our clients and their needs and their
growth.”
Berson says he expects the firms’
integration to go smoothly, thanks in
large part to a high level of familiarity
the companies have with one
another. The firm will maintain its two
local office locations, at 6050 Southwest
Blvd. in Fort Worth and at 700 N. Pearl
St. in Dallas.
BDO’s combination with HLB will
build on the company’s growth history,
Berson added, and along with its other
recent acquisitions will further set BDO
apart from other mid-tier firms.
“There’s tremendous opportunity out
there today in the accounting industry
and what I want to do is find firms
that are looking to grow, looking to
take advantage of the resources that
BDO has and at the same time be an
entrepreneur,” he said. “I think HLB is a
very entrepreneurial firm that will fit in
very well with us as we move to the next
level together.” n

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“Over the years we’ve
worked with BDO locally,
nationally and globally
on various client opportunities. We have established relationships with
them. BDO was our No.
1 choice. No other competitor can match what
BDO can bring to the Fort
Worth market.”
– James Leito III