UK/GERMANY - Merger of KPMG's UK and German firms
Subject to the approval of its partners, which is expected in early December, KPMG's UK and German firms will be merged to create KPMG Europe. This move will form the largest integrated accounting firm in Europe and is the first step of a wider merging plan which is hoped to take in other KPMG firms in Europe.
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