KPMG in Hungary, KPMG Milestones

KPMG Milestones

Have a look at the key milestones in the history of KPMG.

KMG

As you may know, the foundation of KMG was a complex process, which we have tried to simplify as much as possible. Take a look:

For KMG it all started in 1877 in Glasgow, where Thomson McLintock opened an accounting practice. In 1964 he joined with a US firm and formed McLintock Main Lafrentz.

Then there was Berlin in 1890. That was the year when Deutsche-Amerikanische Treuhand-Gesellschaft (German American Trust Company) was established.
In 1892 the firm changed its name to Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft (DTG).
In 1953 Reinhard Goerdeler joined the Tax Department of DTG (in 1956 he became a member of the Management Board). In 1972 four German accounting firms merged to form Vereinigte Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft (United German Trust Company).

Next up is Amsterdam in 1917. Piet Klynveld and Jaap Kraayenhof establish the accounting firm Klynveld Kraayenhof & Co.

RESULT: In 1979 Klynveld Kraayenhof & Co, McLintock Main Lafrentz and DTG join forces to form Klynveld Main Goerdeler (KMG).

PMI

The establishment of PMI looks a bit simpler.

For PMI it all started in London in 1867, when Robert Fletcher established an accounting firm. William Barclay Peat joined the firm in 1870 and became a partner in 1877. In 1891 the firm of Robert Fletcher adopted the Peat name and became William Barclay Peat & Co.

Then in New York, in 1897, James Marwick and Roger Mitchell established the New York accountancy practice Marwick Mitchell & Co.

RESULT: In 1925 William Barclay Peat & Co merged with Marwick Mitchell & Co. to create a transatlantic firm - Peat Marwick Mitchell, which later becamel Peat Marwick International (PMI).

PMI+KMG=KPMG

The famous merger took place on 1 January 1987. Peat Marwick International (PMI) and Klynveld Main Goerdeler (KMG) merged to form a group of national practices called KPMG – Klynveld, Peat, Marwick and Goerdeler.
It was the largest merger in the history of the accounting business, and drew a lot of attention from the business world. Despite the fact that the combining of two large firms with different operating cultures and management styles proved difficult, and the merger process advanced slowly, from the start KPMG hoped to hold a leadership position across the world.

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