The activities of the Audit & Assurance Division largely pertain to the performance of the mandate of supervisory director, as provided for in article 130 of the Companies Act, complemented with special legal assignments such as, among others, may pertain to contributions in kind, quasi-contributions, conversion of companies, proposals for dissolution, mergers, and splits.

The company’s client profile is comprised of both multinationals and large family businesses. Both are equally important within our range of activities, whereby our office can draw from a widespread experience in the field of interoffice communications with other national and international auditing offices, both as local auditor and group auditor.

During the past years, we have noted a marked increase in the demand for consultancy services, primarily in the areas of:

• new assurance assignments;
• environmental certification - Fost Plus, Val-I-Pack, …;
• audit control on consolidation reporting;
• financial due diligence or acquisition audits;
• financial forensic or fraud investigation;
• fraud prevention;
• administrative organisation – internal audit control;
• management reporting – financial analysis, accounting tables, … ;
• business planning – budgeting;
• investment analysis;
• businesses in difficulties – efficiency studies, restructuring advice, …;
• valuation of companies;
• corporate law, e.g. regarding management and the executive body.

In response to demand, already a number of knowledge centres have been created in the past, for instance, on the issue of succession, management, and ownership of SME family businesses.