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Accuracy establishes itself in India

Neuilly-sur-Seine, 10 th January 2012 Accuracy opens an office in India. Accuracy, the independent financial advisory firm to business leaders and their shareholders, is continuing to develop internationally. The group announced this January that it was opening an office in to support its European clients in India and also to offer its services to Indian companies. The management of this office has been entrusted to Sumit Khosla, who joined Accuracy as a Managing Partner. With around ten consultants very quickly, this office is intending to have around twenty employees in the coming months. Accuracy strengthens its position as a global player through its business with its clients.

The group is indeed already strong, with eleven offices in eight countries (France, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Britain, Germany, Canada), and thus announces its first office in Asia.

The Indian office is managed by Sumit Khosla (41 years old, ESC Amiens) Sumit Khosla started his career in 1993 with PricewaterhouseCoopers as a financial auditor, before moving to PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Manager within the Transaction Services department. In 2000 Sumit joined the PPR Group where he was in charge of financial planning before being promoted to Head of for PPR in 2005. Amongst others, Sumit played a pivotal role in the successful Puma takeover bid in 2007. In 2008 Sumit joined Mazars as Head of Corporate Finance in India, focusing on the promotion of Indo-European transactions.

Sumit Khosla, Managing Partner of the Accuracy New Delhi office, should be heading up a team of twenty consultants by the end of 2012. Accuracy provides its European clients with a range of transaction, valuation and analysis services to assist them in their investments and projects in India.

According to Frédéric Duponchel, CEO of Accuracy "The multicultural profile of Sumit Khosla, trained in M&A transactions in his European experience and deep knowledge of the Indian market is an exceptional asset to our customers."

Accuracy is a leading independent financial advisory firm with 36 partners and 210 consultants. Accuracy has offices located in Paris, , , , , Brussels, London, , Rome, Quebec, and New Delhi.

Accuracy provides truly independent financial advisory services free of all regulatory constraints. Accuracy makes sense of numbers and assists clients in clear and relevant conclusions, facilitating decisions in situations such as acquisitions, disposals, disputes, restructuring or corporate difficulties. Accuracy has five service offerings: Transaction Support & Advisory; Forensics, Litigations & Arbitration; Valuation & Fairness Opinion; Corporate Recovery Services; Economics & Business Analysis. Accuracy is co-owned by its partners and AON Corporation, the leading global provider of risk management services, and reinsurance brokerage, listed on the NYSE. Press Contact Fadia Benamar - Tel : + 33 1 58 75 75 15 [email protected]