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The Big Six Accounting Firms Posted September 3, 2009 @ 10:09 pm In Numbers,Six | No Comments
Prior to 1989, the major accounting firms were nicknamed “The Big Eight [6].” But in 1989 four of the firms merged (Ernst & Whinney merged with Arthur Young to form Ernst & Young [7] and Deloitte, Haskins & Sells merged with Touche Ross to form Deloitte & Touche [8]). In 1998, the Big Six [9] became the Big Five when Coopers & Lybrand merged with Price Waterhouse to form PricewaterhouseCoopers. |
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[1] Arthur Andersen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Andersen
[2] Coopers & Lybrand: http://www.pwc.com/
[3] Deloitte & Touche: http://www.deloitte.com/
[4] Ernst & Young: http://www.ey.com/
[5] KPMG Peat Marwick: http://www.kpmg.com/
[6] The Big Eight: http://www.ealmanac.com/1975/numbers/the-big-eight-accounting-firms/
[7] Ernst & Young: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_%26_Young
[8] Deloitte & Touche: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deloitte_%26_Touche
[9] Big Six: http://www.ealmanac.com/1186/numbers/the-big-five-accounting-firms/
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