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Grant Thornton India eyes private equity stake sale
The potential sale comes after Cinven acquired Grant Thornton’s UK business last year
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Grant Thornton Germany gears up for sale
The move comes after Cinven bought a majority stake in Grant Thornton’s UK business late last year
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Goldman, Freshfields lead as Cinven snaps up Grant Thornton UK stake
Deal comes as a flurry of private equity firms pile into professional services
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Grant Thornton Netherlands mulls sale to private equity
The Dutch arm of the global accountancy giant has appointed financial advisers to review its options
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CVC mulls Grant Thornton UK offer as private equity pushes into professional services
A spokesperson for the auditing giant said it continues to explore ‘various avenues that will drive growth for our firm’
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Grant Thornton laying off 350 US employees as it prepares to close private equity sale
The latest round of cuts span advisory, audit and tax at the Chicago-based accounting firm
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Grant Thornton UK’s partner pay hits £644,000
Grant Thornton UK boosted revenue and profit in 2023
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Grant Thornton UK appoints new CEO after Dave Dunckley’s exit
Grant Thornton UK partners vote for new chief executive
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Grant Thornton’s UK chief executive Dave Dunckley steps down
Accountancy firm set to select new leader after CEO steps down
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Audit firms scramble for top talent as students favour consultancy
Amid fierce competition for talent, major accountancy firms are casting their nets wider in order to entice school leavers and graduates to consider careers in the less glamorous world of audit
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Ex-Grant Thornton auditor who quit over return-to-office rule loses discrimination claim
The auditor had accused the firm of harassment, discrimination and victimisation on the grounds of his race
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Grant Thornton partners’ pay slides amid deal slowdown
Grant Thornton lags its larger rivals at the Big Four accountancy firms on partner pay
EY audit quality slides ahead of potential split
Regulator finds more than a third of audits require improvement
Grant Thornton bills £19m for first year of Greensill administration
Allen & Overy also charged £6.2m in legal fees as administrators’ bills mount
Grant Thornton hit with £700,000 fine for Interserve audit
The sanctions concern the audit work done between 2015 and 2017
KPMG goes to High Court over Patisserie Valerie administration dispute
KPMG resigned as administrator of Patisserie Valerie in 2019 because of a conflict of interest
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Grant Thornton fined £4m for audit failure at Patisserie Valerie
Grant Thornton and one of its partners sanctioned over Patisserie Valerie work
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Tougher audit standards fall short on fraud, shareholder group says
Pirc criticised the 'defeatist' text for giving excuses to auditors who miss fraud
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Audit sector failures mean more Carillion-style collapses likely, says think tank
Audit firms 'failing society' says new report
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Grant Thornton says almost 90% of staff want to work from home
The firm's profit rose in 2020 helped by reduced overheads during the pandemic
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