Grant Thornton Has Assimilated Yet Another Grant Thornton

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A mere month after US-based Grant Thornton Advisors LLC announced it snapped up Grant Thorntons France, Spain, and Belgium to join its growing Borg, the GT legion was proud to announce it will grab another firm on another continent: Grant Thornton New Zealand. The move “extends the platform’s reach across 20 time zones into the Asia Pacific region,” says the press release.

The press release also says:

The New Zealand firm is a recognized leader in its region, with US$40+ million in annual revenue and a team of more than 300 dedicated professionals. It is known for its strength in key markets and its reputation for delivering leading audit, tax and advisory services.

As it stands, Grant Thornton Advisors consists of firms in the US, Ireland, France, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, the Channel Islands and the Cayman Islands. Duct-taping Spain, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Belgium, and Luxembourg GTs into the mix is expected to complete in a few weeks. So…13 Grant Thorntons in one?

Grant Thornton US is mathematically winning the war against Grant Thornton UK to acquire Grant Thorntons, if such a thing exists.

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Promotion Watch ’11: Grant Thornton Admits 26 New Partners and Principals

Apparently everyone’s email at the Purple Rose of Chicago is broken because I had to learn about this from a press release.

Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the six global audit, tax and advisory organizations, admitted 26 new partners and principals to the firm, effective August 1. These partners and principals are based throughout the firm’s offices across the country.

Partners and principals admitted to the firm are thought leaders upon whom the firm relies to provide personalized attention in serving clients. These professionals have demonstrated consistently their extraordinary ability to understand and meet the needs of client companies and industries. They have also demonstrated long-term leadership in the accounting profession and the community.

“These professionals have demonstrated extraordinary client service, driving value for the dynamic firms we serve,” said Stephen Chipman, Grant Thornton’s CEO. “These leaders exemplify Grant Thornton’s mission of making a difference – to our colleagues, our clients, our profession and our communities.”

It’s also strange that no one from GT has dropped any news regarding compensation discussions as this is about the time we should start hearing it or sayeth comments from the last post on the subject. Anyway, give the new partners a slap on the back or at least a nice note.