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KPMG UK agrees sale of restructuring unit in PE-backed management buyout

Comes amid pressure on Big Four firms to separate audit and non-audit work

KPMG said the sale was motivated by increasing conflicts between its audit and non-audit clients
KPMG said the sale was motivated by increasing conflicts between its audit and non-audit clients Photo: Getty Images

KPMG UK has agreed to sell its restructuring unit in a management buyout backed by private equity firm H.I.G. Europe.

The Big Four firm said in a statement that it had signed an unconditional agreement to sell its restructuring unit to Interpath Advisory — a newly formed company comprising KPMG’s current UK restructuring partners backed by H.I.G.

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