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KPMG UK launches fresh job cuts amid ongoing deal slump

KPMG UK cuts deal advisers in slow M&A market

The Big Four accountancy firms in the UK have come under pressure to cut jobs in recent months after expanding rapidly during the recent deal boom (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
The Big Four accountancy firms in the UK have come under pressure to cut jobs in recent months after expanding rapidly during the recent deal boom (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) Photo: Getty Images

The UK arm of KPMG has launched a new round of job cuts in its deal advisory team in response to a slow transactions market.

The Big Four firm confirmed on 17 October that it was putting around 110 jobs at risk, amounting to over 6% of its nearly 1,700-strong UK deals business.

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