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In today's increasingly competitive and regulated market place, organisations - both public and private - must demonstrate that they have adequate controls and safeguards in place. The availability of qualified internal audit resources is a common challenge for many organisations.
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At Grant Thornton, our International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) advisers can help you navigate the complexity of financial reporting so you can focus your time and effort on running your business.
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Audit quality monitoring
Having a robust process of quality control is one of the most effective ways to guarantee we deliver high-quality services to our clients.
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We apply our global audit methodology through an integrated set of software tools known as the Voyager suite.
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Grant Thornton's executive recruitment is the real executive search and headhunting firms in Thailand.
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Interim executives are fixed-term-contract employees. Grant Thornton's specialist Executive Recruitment team can help you meet your interim executive needs
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You may be in another job already but are willing to consider a career move should the right position at the right company become available. Or you may not be working at the moment and would like to hear from us when a relevant job comes up.
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We provide retained recruitment services to multinational, Thai and Japanese organisations that are looking to fill management positions and senior level roles in Thailand.
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General intelligence assessments
The Applied Reasoning Test (ART) is a general intelligence assessment that enables you to assess the level of verbal, numerical reasoning and problem solving capabilities of job candidates in a reliable and job-related manner.
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Candidate background checks
We provide background checks and employee screening services to help our clients keep their organisation safe and profitable by protecting against the numerous pitfalls caused by unqualified, unethical, dangerous or criminal employees.

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If you’re buying or selling financial securities, you want corporate finance specialists experienced in international capital markets on your side.
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Does your company need a health check? Grant Thornton’s expert team can help you get to the heart of your issues to drive sustainable growth.
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Grant Thornton’s operational advisory specialists can help you realise your full potential for growth.
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Grant Thornton can help with financial restructuring and turnaround projects, including managing stakeholders and developing platforms for growth.
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Every business faces unique and complex challenges. Challenges are specific and solutions do not translate perfectly from one business to another, which is why you told us you want a fully customised approach to professional services.
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From time to time, companies find themselves looking for temporary accounting resources. Often this is because of staff leaving, pressures at month-end and quarter-end, or specific short-term projects the company is undertaking.
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With experts working in more than 130 countries, Grant Thornton can help you navigate complex tax laws across multiple jurisdictions.
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Licensing and incentives application services
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If your company operates in more than one country, transfer pricing affects you. Grant Thornton’s experts can help you manage this complex and critical area.
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BUSINESS PROCESS SOLUTION Practical Preparation for PDPA ComplianceOrganisations must effectively assess their personal information collection and use practices to comply with Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act.
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TAX AND LEGAL Complying with the PDPA – A Balancing ActOrganisations must be aware of the circumstances in which they are allowed to collect data to comply with Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act.
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CONVERSATIONS IN BUSINESS Turning Challenges into Opportunities: How Businesses in Thailand Can Succeed in 2020Despite the challenges facing the Thai economy, businesses in Thailand can succeed in 2020 by reducing overheads, conserving cash, improving efficiency of internal structures, and focusing on customer service.
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BUSINESS PROCESS SOLUTION Mystery shopping: A pathway to quality, consistency, and adaptationMystery shopping allows companies to identify and correct friction points by gathering data on the standard of service and customer experiences in each branch.
Companies generally ‘go public’ with an initial public offering (IPO) as a way of raising capital for future growth while also increasing visibility for the business. By trading its shares publicly, a company can sell its own stock to investors, who in turn will also make money if the company succeeds in its future efforts.
Of course, in business, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. By trading away partial control of the company (in the form of stocks) in exchange for an injection of money, a company must answer to its investors on a regular basis – regarding its overall performance, strategy, and management decisions – for that day forward. Public companies also face a risk of outright takeover by hostile investors, in which case the company ownership and decision-making effectively change hands.
Moreover, reporting requirements for public companies take considerable effort and expense to compile, and involve heavy penalties for companies that fail to disclose, or incorrectly disclose, relevant company information. Certain types of sensitive business information necessarily becomes publicly available, opening the business to analyst and investor scrutiny. Additional considerations must also be made when forming your business strategy, as investors may decide to pull businesses toward the pursuit of short-term goals – even at the expense of potentially greater successes in the long term.
All of the above inconveniences can be overcome, of course. Tens of thousands of businesses have enjoyed great success after going public, and much depends on having the right financial advisers to manage the process smoothly.
However, the learning curve is steep, as the most difficult part of the process comes at the very beginning.
Steps involved in preparing for an IPO
To go public, a business and its financial adviser must first settle on an investment bank to begin the process. Banks that are more experienced, reputable, and widely known, will be best equipped to facilitate the IPO. When the time comes, the bank will be in charge of underwriting the IPO, and issuing the company’s stock.
Underwriting involves making a commitment to buy a certain amount of the company’s shares, and make them available for resale to interested investors. The underwriting agreement involves a great deal of legal documentation.
The next step in the process involves due diligence and regulatory filing. The company must open itself up for inspection, after completing a lengthy application document that includes disclosing sensitive company information to regulators. Once it is formally registered and checked by regulators, the underwriter will begin contacting investors to try and gauge the level of demand for the company’s stock.
Just before the date of the IPO, the company and its underwriter will agree on an opening price for the shares of stock. The stock then becomes available to the public, and depending on its performance, may undergo a period of stabilisation whereupon the underwriting bank can purchase shares to ensure price stability.
A few weeks later, the initial IPO period officially ends, and normal trading rules apply.
Other considerations
The process outlined above can be a demanding one, but it comes with its own rewards. In addition to the influx of investor cash that is made possible by an IPO.
For many businesses, the decision to go public will make perfect sense, given their internal structure, business objectives, and funding needs. Others, however, may find that they can meet all of their goals while remaining privately owned. Indeed, IPOs are just one of many ways to raise capital for future growth.
Possible alternatives include crowd-funding options, as well as debt financing, and secondary market transactions. Each option has its own advantages and disadvantages, but together they create a wide range of choices for businesses to consider as they look ahead to find the best way to meet their own specific needs.
Expert advice can help businesses sort out the different options that may be available, and choose the path that is best suited to their identity and their current stage of development.