Baker Tilly Mellarini & Associati

What Baker Tilly Mellarini & Associati does

Baker Tilly Mellarini & Associati (operating as Baker Tilly Italy S.r.l.) is an Italian professional services firm providing audit, tax advisory, legal, corporate finance, ESG/sustainability, and accounting services. It is an independent member firm of Baker Tilly International, a top-10 global consulting network ranked 9th worldwide by combined revenue (US$6.8 billion reported on the firm's current website, US$4.66 billion per the 2023 record) across 147 territories, 754 offices, and 50,400 professionals. Baker Tilly Italy delivers services through partner-led teams across 9 key Italian cities (Turin as registered headquarters, plus Milan, Rome, Novara, Pordenone, Verona, Trento, Bolzano, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, and Savona) with over 200 professionals.

The firm serves large national and international groups, listed companies, small and medium enterprises, industrial and trading companies, financial institutions and insurers, non-profits and pension funds, and Italian public administration entities. Its service portfolio covers statutory and group audits, Italian and international tax compliance (including VAT, transfer pricing, and tax litigation), corporate law and M&A legal advisory, financial advisory for growth and transformation transactions, ESG assessment and sustainability reporting, and outsourced accounting. Recent strategic activity includes the launch of a Corporate Finance service line (2022), acquisition of a 20% stake in ESG specialist Hidra SB (2022, fully integrated 2024), and the Baker Tilly Legal merger consolidating separate legal practices under a single brand (November 2024).

Baker Tilly Italy generates revenue through partner-led, quote-based engagements tailored to client scope, with no publicly disclosed pricing model or ARR. The firm operates a sales-led, enterprise-field-sales go-to-market, leveraging its network brand and direct office engagement across Italian cities while drawing on Baker Tilly International's global footprint for cross-border mandates. Customers include Reway Group, Genova Industrie Navali, Renaissance Partners, RedFish LongTerm Capital, Saiep, Deton Italia, Lepore Mare, LS Group, Renault Retail Group Rome, and Pharmaelle Srl, spanning road/rail infrastructure, naval, aerospace/defense, automotive retail, seafood production, and medical/bariatric verticals.

Name

Baker Tilly Mellarini & Associati

Legal name

Baker Tilly Italy S.r.l.

Website

https://bakertilly.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Baker Tilly Italy is an Italian professional services firm providing audit, tax, legal, corporate finance, ESG, and accounting services to enterprises, SMEs, and public-sector clients across 9 Italian cities, operating as a member of the Baker Tilly International global network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Services

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211)

akta.pro primary industry

Tax Operations Support (Indirect Tax, Withholding, Compliance Admin) (BPAAAGAI)

Keywords

• Audit services
• Tax advisory
• Legal consulting
• Corporate finance
• ESG advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Audit Services: Financial statement audits and audit-related services for various sectors including industrial, trading, service companies, multinational groups, banks, insurance, non-profit entities, pension funds, and public administration
2. Tax Advisory: Comprehensive tax consulting including Italian income taxes, VAT issues, international treaties, transfer pricing, corporate tax, and tax litigation support for domestic and international clients
3. Legal Services: Integrated legal services including corporate law, corporate restructuring, M&A, contracts, and compliance matters
4. Corporate Finance: Financial advisory for companies looking to grow, scale down, transform or diversify their business, led by partner Federico Forchielli
5. ESG Services: Environmental, Social, and Governance consulting including ESG assessment, sustainability reporting, carbon footprint calculation, and governance strategy, expanded with Hidra SB acquisition
6. Accounting Services: Administrative, accounting and fiscal processes management including bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, and administrative consultancy

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Baker Tilly Mellarini & Associati is the Italian member firm of the Baker Tilly International network, delivering professional services including statutory and voluntary audit, tax advisory and compliance, legal consulting, corporate finance, ESG/sustainability advisory, and accounting/administrative services to businesses operating in Italy and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audit and Assurance Services
• Tax Advisory and Compliance
• Legal Consulting
• Corporate Finance Advisory
• ESG and Sustainability Advisory
• Accounting and Administrative Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Baker Tilly International named 'Network of the Year' at International Accounting Forum & Awards 2023
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hidra SB (Società Benefit)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 November 2022Baker Tilly Revisa acquired a 20% stake in Hidra, the first Benefit Company specialized in consultancy for sustainable strategic innovation in Friuli Venezia-Giulia. Hidra operates nationally and works with companies on strategic innovation journeys based on Profit, People, Planet principles. The partnership expanded Baker Tilly Italy's ESG service offering.
• Baker Tilly InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaker Tilly Italy is an independent member of Baker Tilly International, a leading global network of accounting and consulting firms. The network spans 141 nations with 754 offices and 50,400+ professionals. Baker Tilly International provides global brand recognition, cross-referrals, and collaborative service delivery capabilities.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BDO Italy: BDO Italy is the Italian member of BDO Global, the 5th largest accounting network worldwide. It directly competes with Baker Tilly Italy for audit, tax, and advisory work across SMEs, listed companies on Euronext Growth Milan, and multinational subsidiaries in Italy.
• Grant Thornton Italy: Grant Thornton Italy is part of Grant Thornton International, a top-10 global accounting network of comparable size and positioning to Baker Tilly International. Both compete directly for Italian mid-market audit, tax, and M&A advisory engagements.
• RSM Italy: RSM Italy is the Italian member of RSM International, another top-10 global accounting and consulting network. Both Baker Tilly Italy and RSM Italy compete head-to-head for Italian mid-market audit, tax, and advisory mandates, serving SMEs and mid-market companies with similar multi-service offerings.
• Crowe Italy: Crowe Italy is the Italian member of Crowe Global, a top-10 accounting network. Both serve SMEs, mid-market companies, and large enterprises with audit, tax, and advisory services in the Italian market.
• Mazars Italy: Mazars Italy is the Italian member of Mazars, a top-10 international accounting network. Both firms target similar mid-market and large-enterprise audit, tax, and corporate finance clients, and compete for Italian ESG and advisory mandates.
• PKF Italy: PKF Italy is part of PKF Global, an international network of accounting firms. Both Baker Tilly Italy and PKF Italy serve SMEs and mid-market Italian companies with audit, tax, and corporate finance services.

Broad incumbents

• PwC Italy: PwC Italy is the Italian practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the Big 4. It dominates Italian large-cap audit and tax advisory work but also serves mid-market clients that Baker Tilly Italy targets, making it a broad incumbent competitor across multiple service lines.
• EY Italy: EY Italy is the Italian member of Ernst & Young Global, a Big 4 firm. It provides audit, tax, consulting, and corporate finance services across the Italian market, competing with Baker Tilly Italy particularly in transaction advisory and tax litigation.
• KPMG Italy: KPMG Italy is the Italian member of KPMG International, one of the Big 4. It serves Italian listed companies, multinational subsidiaries, and SMEs with audit, tax, legal, and advisory services — overlapping materially with Baker Tilly Italy's full-service offering.
• Deloitte Italy: Deloitte Italy is the Italian member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, the largest global professional services network. While Baker Tilly Italy does not directly compete for the largest Italian listed-company audits, Deloitte competes for many of the same mid-market and large-enterprise mandates, offering overlapping audit, tax, legal, and consulting services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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