Grant Thornton International
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| Type | Global network of independent member firms |
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| Industry | Professional services |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Key people | Ed Nusbaum, CEO Grant Thornton International |
| Products | Assurance services Tax services Specialist advisory services Privately held business services |
| Revenue |  $3.6 billion USD (2009) |
| Employees | 30,000 (2008) |
| Website | www.gti.org |
Grant Thornton International is a global professional services network of independent accounting and consulting member firms which provide assurance, tax and specialist advisory services (SAS) to privately held businesses, public interest entities, and public sector entities. Grant Thornton International Ltd is a not-for-profit, non-practicing, international umbrella membership entity organized as a private company limited by guarantee. Grant Thornton is incorporated in London, United Kingdom, and has no share capital.
According to Grant Thornton International, member firms within the global organization operate in over 100 countries. Member firm fee income rose by 14% in 2008 to US$4 billion. There are over 2,600 member firm partners and total member firm personnel of over 30,000, including partners.
Although many of the firms now carry the Grant Thornton name, they are not all members of one international partnership. Each member firm[1] is a separate national entity, and governs itself and manages its administrative matters independently on a local basis. This is similar to other professional services networks.
Grant Thornton is notable for its role in the Parmalat scandal, although claims against Grant Thornton in relation to the scandal were dismissed in 2007.[2]
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[edit] Top 10 member firms
- Australia - Grant Thornton
- Canada - Grant Thornton LLP, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
- France - Grant Thornton
- Germany - Warth & Klein Grant Thornton AG
- Ireland - Grant Thornton
- Japan - Grant Thornton Japan
- Sweden - Grant Thornton Sweden AB
- The Netherlands - Grant Thornton NL
- New Zealand - Grant Thornton New Zealand
- United Kingdom - Grant Thornton UK LLP
- United States - Grant Thornton LLP
Grant Thornton member firms service international work through their local International Business Centers—located in 40 major commercial centers throughout the world.
Grant Thornton International carries out an annual global research project: the International Business Report,[3] which surveys the views and expectations of over 11,000 privately held businesses across 39 economies.
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- ^ Grant Thornton International Member firms http://www.gti.org/Member-firms/Member-firm.asp
- ^ "Judge dismisses Parmalat complaints vs. BofA". Charlotte Business Journal. 2007-08-10. http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2007/08/06/daily39.html?surround=lfn. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ Grant Thornton International Business Report http://www.internationalbusinessreport.com/
