RSM adds member firms in Bulgaria and Costa Rica

January 11 2018

RSM has kicked off the new year by adding two new member firms in Bulgaria and Costa Rica, expanding its global network to cover more than 120 countries.

In Sofia, Bulgaria, Balance-M has become RSM BG. The 20-year-old firm is led by Mariana Mihaylova, and will coordinate with RSM member firms in Macedonia and Serbia.

In Costa Rica, three firms – Fernandez Zeledon & Asociados, Gutierrez Marin & Asociados and Link2Capital – have joined up and will be known as RSM Costa Rica. The combined entity is based in the Costa Rican capital, San José.

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