Professional services
Grant Thornton buyout battle reaches Australia
‘All options remain on the table’: Grant Thornton Australia drafts in advisers from Greenhill to help weigh up approaches from investors
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Deloitte sheds staff as consulting slowdown weighs on revenue
The Big Four accountancy firm has cut its workforce by 1,600 over the past year
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Accenture tells staff: Learn AI or get out
Consultancy spends $615m on job cuts as thousands of staff who can’t upskill are shown the door
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Big Four cull 1,100 graduate positions
KPMG, EY, PwC and Deloitte are tightening entry-level roles as demand dips
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PwC UK partner pay edges up as job cuts help boost profit
The Big Four accountancy firm has posted a rise in revenue and profit following ‘considered cost management’
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Cinven snaps up Grant Thornton Germany
The deal comes after the private equity giant acquired a majority stake in Grant Thornton UK last year
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Baker Tilly boss Francesca Lagerberg: ‘You need big investments to do certain things’
The head of professional services firm talks private equity, expansion and why accounting is still a great career
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Former KPMG executive eyes sale of new firm
A £1bn valuation for Sumer could cap a boom in deals in the accounting sector
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Ex-Rosenblatt CEO: ‘There is a large degree of FOMO’ on PE from law firms
A new advisory firm has been set up to drive private equity investment in law firms
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MHA chief: IPO demonstrates how we have ‘stolen a march’ on private equity
Chief executive of UK accountancy firm says its London listing has prompted others to consider alternatives to private equity ownership
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MHA hunts for acquisitions as revenue jumps 45%
UK accountancy firm says M&A is part of its growth strategy following its listing on London’s Aim market in April
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PwC increases office attendance monitoring
The Big Four accounting firm has developed a dashboard system to monitor employees’ office attendance
MHA completes €24m acquisition of Baker Tilly’s European unit
The €24m deal marks accounting firm MHA’s first acquisition since its London float in April
Junior pay hikes heap pressure on Magic Circle in ‘fierce’ talent battle
Some law firms have increased base pay for their junior talent in London this year while Magic Circle and elite US firms hold their nerves
Consultants cash in on AI boom: ‘Demand has gone up dramatically’
Consultancy bosses are targeting AI and cybersecurity as key growth areas to defy a sector slowdown
Forvis Mazars’ UK CEO on why he is ‘not picking up the phone’ to private equity
The UK CEO of the newly formed Forvis Mazars discusses why the firm is committed to the traditional partnership model while rivals are seeking external funding
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Meet the Most Influential in European Finance
The second annual roundup of senior leaders in financial and professional services
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Deloitte and Azets probed over collapsed fintech Stenn
Trade finance firm Stenn went bust in 2024 after a lender identified suspicious transactions
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IBM consultant wins race to lead EU money laundering watchdog
Promontory partner Nicolas Vasse will take charge of AMLA from September
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PwC UK cuts jobs and warns pay rises will be lower
Big Four firm presses down on costs
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