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Technology, Media & Telecommunications

 

BDO has unique services that respond to the ever-changing needs of the technology, media and telecommunications industry. Known for our entrepreneurial culture, BDO understands how TMT organizations must think and act to be competitive and grow.

 

Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) represent a broad array of disciplines, yet also share important commonalities.


For all disciplines, capital is paramount to fuel research and development and maintain a continuous focus on innovation. As well, attracting and retaining the right talent in competitive markets is crucial to achieving and maintaining the desired growth. The pace of innovation, across all TMT disciplines, and emergence of new technologies create new and exciting business opportunities. Finally, increasingly complex government regulations, financial reporting, and tax compliance requirements underscore these and other industry issues.


With detailed sector knowledge, market expertise, innovative services and international reach, our TMT group is dedicated to ensuring that your strategic objectives are given the same attention as daily operational demands. Members of BDO’s TMT practice, working across multiple specialty areas, understand the challenges and complexities you face:

 

  • Globalization of markets
  • Accessing capital
  • Access to and retaining the right talent
  • Optimizing innovation and intellectual property
  • First-to-market and revenue growth
  • Optimizing financial performance and capital structure
  • Optimizing corporate value
  • Optimize deal flow and strategic alliances
  • Manage taxation
  • Manage risk and regulation

 

TMT specialties

Our global network provides a comprehensive array of integrated, value-added assurance, taxation, risk advisory, and consulting services to a broad range of organizations operating in the TMT sector. Our TMT practice brings a thorough understanding of issues facing the industry to offer insightful perspectives and advice.


Known for our entrepreneurial culture, BDO understands how your organization needs to think and act in order to be competitive. With our extensive national and international resources, we can scale our services to accommodate the rapid growth characteristic of successful TMT enterprises, from pre-profit stage start-ups and venture capital-backed enterprises to listed public companies, in the following sectors:

  • Information technology
  • Telecoms
  • Bio-technology
  • Media and communications

Services

Our TMT group offers many advisory services to help our clients sustain growth and plan for the future. We adopt a partner-led approach and work with our clients to develop strong, collaborative relationships, while providing commercial insights and practical advice.

We provide services to our TMT clients in the following areas:

Audit and assurance

  • Assurance reports
  • Financial reporting consultation - under both International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE)

Taxation

  • Canadian tax

  • International tax

  • Transfer pricing

  • Optimization of government assistance

  • Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit claims

  • Optimization of capital structure to enhance asset protection and maximization of after-tax returns

 

Advisory

  • Succession and business transition
  • Compensation plans
  • Internal controls and governance
  • Business valuations and purchase price allocation studies
  • Valuation of intangible assets and intellectual property
  • Commercial due diligence
  • Financial management techniques and performance indicators
  • Initial public offerings and go private transactions
  • Litigation support
  • Corporate finance
  • Mergers, acquisitions and deal management
  • Restructuring
  • Information systems implementation

 

Industry involvement

BDO Is involved with TMT enterprises from pre-profit stage start-ups and venture capital-backed enterprises to listed public companies. We are actively involved in the community working with companies and industry associations to help support innovation and growth in the TMT sector.

 

Contact us

Scott Rodie
National Leader, TMT

Phone: 514-931-5796
Email: Srodie@bdo.ca

 

John Keserich
Vancouver, TMT

Phone: 604-443-4731
Email: Jkeserich@bdo.ca

 

Dean Elliott
Kitchener Waterloo, TMT

Phone: 519-576-5222
Email: Delliott@bdo.ca

 

Andy Misener
Ottawa, TMT

Phone: 613-739-8221 Ext. 4640
Email: Amisener@bdo.ca

 

Daphna Smuckler
Toronto, TMT

Phone: 905-946-2515
Email: Dsmuckler@bdo.ca

 

Stuart Chalmers
Calgary, TMT

Phone: 403-531-0534
Email: Schalmers@bdo.ca

 

 

 
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