Grant Thornton International

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Grant Thornton International Ltd
Type Member firms
Founded 1980
Headquarters London
Key people David McDonnell, CEO
Grant Thornton International
Industry Professional services
Products Privately held business services
Assurance services
Tax services
Specialist advisory services
Revenue $3.5 billion USD (2007)
Employees 27,000 (2007)
Website www.gti.org

Grant Thornton International is a global organisation of accounting and consulting member firms which provide sssurance, tax and specialist advisory services (SAS) to privately held businesses, public interest entities, and public sector entities. Grant Thornton International is a not-for-profit, non-practising, international umbrella membership entity organised as a private company limited by guarantee. Grant Thornton is incorporated in England and Wales, and has no share capital.

According to Grant Thornton International, member firms within the global organisation operate in over 100 countries. Member firm fee income rose by 25% in 2007 to US$3.5 billion. There are over 2,400 member firm partners and total personnel of over 27,000, including partners.

Although many of the firms now carry the Grant Thornton name, each member firm is a separate national entity, and are not members of one international partnership. Each firm governs itself and manages its administrative matters independently on a local basis.

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Grant Thornton firms service international work through their local International Business Centers—located in 40 major commercial centres throughout the world.

Grant Thornton International carries out an annual global research project: the International Business Report, which surveys the views and expectations of over 7,800 privately held businesses across 34 economies.

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