The Big Four are the four largest international accountancy and professional services firms, which handle the vast majority of audits for publicly traded companies as well as many private companies. The Big Four firms are shown below, with their latest publicly available data:
Revenues
Employees
Fiscal Year
PricewaterhouseCoopers
$28.2bn
146,700
2008
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
$27.4bn
165,000
2008
Ernst & Young
$24.5bn
135,000
2008
KPMG
$22.7bn
137,000
2008
Audit
Consulting
Financial advisory
Tax
$28.2 Billion USD (2008)
Jim Quigley, CEO
Tax
Consulting
Financial advisory
Type
Member firms have different legal structures, USA and UK: Limited Liability Partnership
Founded
1989; individual components from 1849
Headquarters
London, England, UK (EY Global)
Key people
Jim S. Turley, Chairman and CEO
Industry
Professional services
Services
Audit
Tax
Financial advisory
Revenue
$24,523 million USD (2008)
Employees
135,730 (Global)
Divisions
Assurance, Advisory, Tax, Transaction
Website
www.ey.com
Tax
Advisory
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Big Four
Firm
Type
Limited Liability Partnership
Founded
1849, London (in 1998, firm took on current name)
Headquarters
New York City, United States
Key people
Sam DiPiazza, CEO
Industry
Professional Services
Products
Accounting
Revenue
Employees
155,693
Website
www.pwc.com
Type
Swiss Verein
Founded
London, United Kingdom (1845)
Headquarters
New York, New York, United States
Key people
John Connolly, Chairman
Industry
Professional services
Services
Audit
Revenue
▲US$27.4 billion (2008)
Employees
165,000 (May 2008)
Website
www.deloitte.com
Type
Swiss Cooperative
Founded
1987; merger of Peat Marwick International and Klynveld Main Goerdeler
Headquarters
New York, NY (global)
Key people
Tim Flynn (Chairman and CEO)
John B. Harrison, Chairman KPMG Asia Pacific Region
Ben van der Veer, Chairman KPMG Europe, Middle East and Africa Region
Industry
Professional services
Services
Audit
Revenue
▲$22.7 billion USD (2008)
Employees
136,896+
Website
www.kpmg.com
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