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EY

One of the four largest accounting and audit networks; formerly Ernst & Young.

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Ernst & Young
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  • Carillion 2017 transformation programme after the July 2017 profits warning Primary record 4

    The committees’ report names EY, not a member firm.

formerly

Timeline 3 dates
  1. Jun 1989 Arthur Young became EY
  2. Jun 1989 Ernst & Whinney became EY
  3. 2017 Carillion awarded a contract to EY
Proof 5 sources
  1. EY Germany handed two-year ban after Wirecard audit failures, Accounting Today (Bloomberg), 3 Apr 2023. Scholarship & press
    a spokesman for EY Germany said in an emailed statement
  2. Spotlight: Staff Update on 2024 Inspection Activities, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Mar 2025. Primary record
    U.S. GNF – These firms are headquartered in the U.S. and are members of global networks through which they affiliate with firms in other countries for various business and client service purposes.
  3. Spotlight: Staff Update on 2023 Inspection Activities, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Aug 2024. Primary record
    The Big Four accounting firms are commonly known to be Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”), KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”).
  4. Carillion: Joint Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Work and Pensions Committees (HC 769), UK House of Commons (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Work and Pensions Committees), 16 May 2018. Primary record Archived copy
    EY, another member of the Big Four, were particularly heavily involved with Carillion after the profits warning in July 2017.
    Carillion paid them £10.8 million over a six-month period
  5. Public Accounting Firms: Mandated Study on Consolidation and Competition (GAO-03-864), U.S. Government Accountability Office, 30 Jul 2003. Primary record Archived copy
    In June 1989, the first merger among the Big 8 involved fourth-ranked Ernst & Whinney and sixth-ranked Arthur Young to form Ernst & Young.
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