ACCOUNTANCY and business advisory firms BDO and PKF have completed their merger.

The newly-merged firm, operating under the BDO brand, has named Ian Beaumont as partner responsible for 200 people working at its offices in Leeds and Sheffield.

He said: “The merger will greatly benefit the region’s professional community.”

BDO has also confirmed that the two offices in Leeds will merge by July this year and operate from BDO’s office at Bridgewater Place.

The merger creates a firm with 3,500 partners and staff and revenue approaching £400m.