Clients of Baker Tilly Merali’s in Dubai will now be serviced under the Merali’s brand. Meanwhile, Baker Tilly Merali's in Iraq, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, the Maldives and Sri Lanka will continue as members of its network, the firm said.

Baker Tilly “continues to support the growth of the Baker Tilly Merali's brand” - in particular across Africa, as it seeks to widen its coverage and services to meet clients' changing needs, it added.

So far in 2012, the firm has added a raft of member firms in exotic locations such as Slovakia, Ghana and Denmark. More recently, Italy-based Studio Maurizio Godoli was added in June.