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    BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
    Fuhlentwiete 12
    20355 Hamburg, Germany
    Phone: +49 40 30293-0
    hamburg@bdo.de

    Chairman of the Board of Management:
    Andrea Bruckner • Parwäz Rafiqpoor

    Country of approval:
    The legal title of ‘auditing company’ was awarded in the Federal Republic of Germany.

    Registered office of the company:
    Hamburg (District Court of Hamburg HRB 1981)

    VAT identification number:
    VAT ID NO.: DE 11 85 14 042

    Regulatory body and professional register:
    Wirtschaftsprüferkammer (Chamber of Auditors (WPK)), Rauchstrasse 26, 10787 Berlin, Germany
    www.wpk.de

    Professional regulations:
    The profession of auditor is essentially subject to the following professional regulations
    1. Public Accountants Ordinance (WPO)
    2. Professional statutes for auditors/certified accountants (BS WP/vBP)
    3. Charter for quality assurance
    4. Auditors’ Professional Liability Insurance Ordinance (WPBHV)
    www.wpk.de/rechtsvorschriften/

    Professional liability insurance:
    Professional liability insurance is provided by Versicherergemeinschaft für Steuerberater und Wirtschaftsprüfer (insurer community for economic auditing and fiduciary services), Dotzheimer Str. 23, 65185 Wiesbaden, Germany. The territorial scope of the insurance covers activities in member countries of the European Union and meets the requirements of § 54 of the Public Accountants Ordinance (WPO) in conjunction with the Ordinance on Professional Liability Insurance of Auditors and Certified Accountants (WPBHV).

    Requirement to information under § 36 (1) VSBG (“Verbraucherstreitbeilegungsgesetz”): Consumer Dispute Resolution Act):
    BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft is neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute settlement proceedings before a consumer arbitration body (“Verbraucherschlichtungsstelle”).

    Associated Companies of BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft:

    BDO Technik- und Umweltconsulting GmbH
    Georg-Glock-Str. 8th
    40474 Duesseldorf, Germany
    Phone: +49 24 21 - 69 09 1 - 0
    tuc@bdo.de
    Authorized representative managing directors:
    René Friese • Kai Steffens
    Legal form:
    GmbH (limited liability company)
    Registered office:
    Duesseldorf (court of registration Duesseldorf HRB 34057)
    VAT Number: DE 18 46 07 045

    BDO Restructuring GmbH
    Friedrich-List-Str. 20
    45128 Essen, Germany
    Phone: +49 211 1371-130
    info@bdo-restructuring.de
    Authorized representative managing directors:
    Bernd Depping • Julian Lappe • Steffen Reusch
    Roman-Knut Seger
    Legal form:
    GmbH (limited liability company)
    Registered office:
    Hamburg (court of registration HRB 137082)
    VAT Number: DE 30 17 89 504

    BDO Audit & Restructuring GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
    Fuhlentwiete 12
    20355 Hamburg
    info@bdo-auditrestructuring.de
    Authorized representative managing directors:
    Julian Lappe • Steffen Ziegenhagen
    Legal form::
    GmbH (limited liability company)
    Registered office:
    Hamburg (court of registration HRB 162290)

    BDO Oldenburg GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
    Rosenstraße 2-4
    26122 Oldenburg
    Telefon: +49 441 98050-0
    info@bdo-oldenburg.de
    General partner:
    BDO Oldenburg Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
    Authorized representative managing directors:
    Frank Biermann • Jörg Sabath • André Wilkens
    Legal form:
    Kommanditgesellschaft
    Registered office::
    Oldenburg (Amtsgericht Oldenburg HRA 202854)
    VAT Number:​ DE 30 54 85 969

     

    BDO DPI AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
    Hauptstraße 1
    26789 Leer
    Telefon: +49 491 97880-0
    info@bdo-dpiag.de
    Chairman of the Board of Management:
    Dr. Warner Popkes
    Legal form:
    Aktiengesellschaft
    Registered office:
    Leer (Amtsgericht Aurich HRB 110665)
    VAT Number:​ DE 18 19 81 139

    BDO network:
    BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, is a member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO member firms.

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    BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, a German company limited by shares, is a member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms. ​ © 2025