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KPMG

KPMG is a British multinational professional services network headquartered in London, England. It is one of the Big Four accounting firms, alongside Deloitte, EY and PwC. As of December 2024, KPMG is operated as a network of 46 firms across 145 countries, employing 275,288 people that are affiliated with KPMG International Limited, a private English…

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Founded
1987; 39 years ago (1987) · (merger of Peat Marwick International and Klynveld Main Goerdeler) · 1979 (1979) (KMG) · 1925 (1925) (Peat Marwick) · 1897 (1897) (Marwick, Mitchell & Company)
Founders
William Barclay Peat · James Marwick · Piet Klijnveld · Roger Mitchell · Jaap Kraayenhof
Industry
Professional services
Headquarters
15 Canada Square London, England, UK
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Bill Thomas (Global Chairman and CEO)

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KPMG

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KPMG

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related to Global structure · 25
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related to Cultural issues · 20
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related to Carillion audit role · 19
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related to Awards · 14
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related to Sponsorship · 14
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related to HBOS audit role · 13
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related to Tax shelter fraud · 11
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Founders · 8
KPMG → Frank Wilber Main, Jaap Kraayenhof, James Marwick, Piet Klijnveld, Reinhard Goerdler, Roger Mitchell, Thompson McLintock, William Barclay Peat
related to 2017 South African corruption scandal · 8
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KPMGArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
KPMGFounded1987; 39 years ago (1987)1.00infobox
KPMGFounded(merger of Peat Marwick International and Klynveld Main Goerdeler)1.00infobox
KPMGFounded1979 (1979) (KMG)1.00infobox
KPMGFounded1925 (1925) (Peat Marwick)1.00infobox
KPMGFounded1897 (1897) (Marwick, Mitchell & Company)1.00infobox
KPMGFoundersWilliam Barclay Peat1.00infobox
KPMGFoundersJames Marwick1.00infobox
KPMGFoundersPiet Klijnveld1.00infobox
KPMGFoundersRoger Mitchell1.00infobox
KPMGFoundersJaap Kraayenhof1.00infobox
KPMGFoundersReinhard Goerdler1.00infobox
KPMGFoundersThompson McLintock1.00infobox
KPMGFoundersFrank Wilber Main1.00infobox
KPMGHeadquarters15 Canada Square London, England, UK1.00infobox
KPMGIndustryProfessional services1.00infobox
KPMGKey peopleBill Thomas (Global Chairman and CEO)1.00infobox
KPMGNumber of employees275,288 (2024)1.00infobox
KPMGRevenueUS$38.4 billion (2024)1.00infobox
KPMGServicesActuarial1.00infobox
KPMGServicesAssurance1.00infobox
KPMGServicesFinancial/Legal/Tax advice1.00infobox
KPMGServicesConsulting1.00infobox
KPMGTypeCompany limited by guarantee1.00infobox
KPMGWebsitekpmg.com1.00infobox
KPMGis aBritish multinational professional services network headquartered in London0.90text

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