What is the full form of KPMG ?

KPMG - Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler


KPMG is the result of merger of Peat Marwick International (PMI) and Klynveld Main Goerdeler (KMG), has three lines of services : audit, tax, and advisory. The accounting practice alone contribute about 60 percent of the revenues.

Here,

  • K originated from the accounting firm Klynveld Kraayenhof & Co.
  • P originating from the accounting firm William Barclay Peat & Co.
  • M originated from an accounting firm Marwick, Mitchell & Co.
  • G originated from the name of a person Dr. Reinhard Goerdeler, chairman of KPMG.