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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 is a professional services network of independent accounting and consulting member firms

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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A smaller percentage of graduates is applying for accountancy jobs

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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The tribunal found that Grant Thornton 'acted fairly' in moving to place Dodzi Attoh on a performance improvement plan

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 said the fall in average partner pay was a result of increased investment over the year, including a 12% rise in partner numbers to 212

Grant Thornton partners’ pay slides amid deal slowdown

Grant Thornton lags its larger rivals at the Big Four accountancy firms on partner pay

FRC review comes as a decision on dividing the firm nears

EY audit quality slides ahead of potential split

Regulator finds more than a third of audits require improvement

Professional services firms continue working to unwind the Australian financier’s empire

Grant Thornton bills £19m for first year of Greensill administration

Allen & Overy also charged £6.2m in legal fees as administrators’ bills mount

The FRC initially set out a sanction of £1.3m for Grant Thornton, which it adjusted to £718,250 following the auditor's cooperation in the investigation

Grant Thornton hit with £700,000 fine for Interserve audit

The sanctions concern the audit work done between 2015 and 2017

KPMG and FRP Advisory — Patisserie Valerie's liquidators — are set to go to court in November to resolve uncertainties stemming from KPMG’s time as the company’s administrator

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 had acted as statutory auditor for Patisserie Holdings Plc since 2007

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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Grant Thornton chief executive David Dunckley was blasted by MPs in 2019 after he told a parliamentary committee it was not an auditor's job to look for fraud following the discovery of a black hole in the accounts of cake shop Patisserie Valerie, which his firm audited

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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94% of staff said that having a mix of remote and office working would positively benefit them

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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