MSI Global Alliance : A better fit for entrepreneurial businesses

Since its formation over 20 years ago, MSI Global Alliance (MSI) has been connecting independent, medium sized accounting and law firms all over the world. Steady growth has seen MSI become one of the world’s largest and most established international associations of professional firms.

We are immensely proud of a growing reputation that is confirmed by both a shortlisting by The Lawyer magazine for their 2011 European Law Firm Network of the Year award and by our long-standing membership of the European Group of International Accounting Networks & Associations (EGIAN).

As of 31 December 2011, our global membership extends to approximately:
• 250 carefully selected, full service member firms
• 105 countries
• 290 business centres
• 9,500 practising lawyers and accountants
• Combined annual firm revenues of US$1.39 billion

While we do not measure our success in terms of size and numbers, the above figures show that MSI provides greater reach than some of the international professional services firms, but with the important difference that services are provided by independent firms that cooperate across borders, rather than by a mega firm that maintains an expensive network of international offices.

Indeed, if yours is a growing, cross-border focused and growth-oriented entrepreneurial business, you may find that our independent member firms provide a better match for your organisation’s specific needs. Our member firms can reach out to trusted affiliates all around the world as and when you need financial or legal advice in a different jurisdiction. This allows for a level of responsiveness and flexibility that can not be provided by the larger firms.

As a client of a MSI member firm, you will also benefit from access to specialist expertise provided by similar sized firms that adhere to our Code of Conduct.

Deal with one MSI member firm and you or your company will have access to the combined expertise of accounting and law firms all around the world, as and when they are needed.

Our continued growth and the high quality work being carried out by our members proves that real alternatives are available to companies that are prepared to think outside the box and be more discerning in their choice of professional advisory services. MSI is very much one of those alternatives.