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      KPMG is one of the leading auditing and consulting firms in many countries - including Germany. KPMG has more than 14,600 employees at 28 locations.

      Our services are divided into the Audit, Tax and Advisory divisions.

      • Audit focuses on the auditing of consolidated and annual financial statements.
      • Tax stands for KPMG's tax advisory activities.
      • Consulting, Deal Advisory and Performance & Strategy combine our extensive expertise in business, regulatory and transaction-oriented topics.

      We have undertaken cross-divisional specialization for key sectors of our economy. This is where the experience of our experts worldwide comes together and contributes to the quality of our advice.

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      When we accompany transformation. That is the difference.

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      Our Leadership

      The Executive Board of KPMG at a glance
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      Dieses Management Team führt KPMG in Deutschland.
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      The Supervisory Board of KPMG at a glance
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      Our history

      We have been active on the market as auditors and consultants for more than 130 years. Our roots go back to the 19th century with the founding of the Deutsch-Amerikanische Treuhandgesellschaft in 1890.

      Our founders - without them and their entrepreneurial spirit, it would only be four letters

      Our company name KPMG is made up of the initials of the founding members:

      • K for Klynveld

        Piet Klynveld founded the auditing firm Klynveld Kraayenhof & Co. in Amsterdam in 1917.

      • P for Peat

        William Barclay Peat founded the accountancy firm William Barclay Peat & Co. in London in 1870.

      • M for Marwick

        Together with Roger Mitchell, James Marwick founded the accounting firm Marwick, Mitchell & Co. in New York City in 1897.

      • G for Goerdeler

        Dr Reinhard Goerdeler was the first President of the International Federation of Accountants. He is credited with laying many of the foundations for the KMG merger at the time. This merger ultimately led to the merger of Klynveld Main Goerdeler (KMG) and Peat Marwick International (PMI) in 1987, resulting in the creation of KPMG.

      • April 2024: Move into the new Berlin office building "EINZ" in Heidestrasse in the Europaquartier Nord at the main railway station

      • 2020: KPMG's global organisation of independent member firms has more than 200,000 employees worldwide for the first time

      • 27 March 2015: Celebration of the company's 125th anniversary

      • October 2008: Change of name to KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

      • October 2005: Move into the new Berlin office building, Klingelhöferstr. 18 in 10785 Berlin

      • June 2002: Complete separation of KPMG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft and KPMG Consulting AG - sale of shares to KPMG Consulting, Inc. in the USA (now BearingPoint, Inc.)

      • 1996/1998: Construction of KPMG's new head office in Germany in Taubenstrasse and relocation of Central Services to Berlin

      • 1 July 1995: Reacquisition of the site of the former DTG headquarters at Taubenstrasse 44-45 in 10117 Berlin

      • 18 December 1992: Merger agreement between DTG and KPMG Peat Marwick Treuhand GmbH (merger in 1993)

      • 28 March 1990: after the opening of the Berlin Wall in the GDR, permission is granted to open representative offices in Leipzig and Dresden

      • 22 June 1989: Agreement with Treuverkehr AG on its merger with DTG on 1 January 1990

      • 1987/88: Exit of "non-professional" shareholders by exchanging their DTG shares for profit participation certificates

      • 28 August 1986: Merger of KMG and "Peat Marwick International" to form the global KPMG group

      • 1 July 1979: Foundation of the foreign organisation "Klynveld Main Goerdeler" (KMG)

      • 1 November 1974: Establishment of a legal second office of DTG in Frankfurt a. M.

      • 1 July 1972: Merger with four German auditing companies to form "Vereinigte" Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft

      • 28 March 1969: Foundation of "Deutsche Treuhand-Unternehmensberatung GmbH" in Frankfurt a. M. (sold as "KPMG Consulting AG" in 2002)

      • 1957: Resumption of foreign connections, initially in Brazil, England and Switzerland

      • Autumn 1945: New start to business activities: The Berlin DTG office opens in the western part of the city in the American and British occupation zones.

      • 23 November 1943: DTG's central administration building in Berlin is destroyed in an air raid

      • 1 October 1931: Introduction of the statutory audit of stock corporations by auditors in Germany; DTG is approved as an auditing company

      • 18 November 1892: Change of name to "Deutsche-Treuhand-Gesellschaft" (DTG) and change of corporate purpose (now including "assumption of the office of pledgee")

      • 27 March 1890: Founded as "Deutsch-Amerikanische Treuhand-Gesellschaft" in Berlin to protect German investments in North America, making it the oldest German auditing company.

      Our performance

      In focus: sustainable growth

      In the 2024 financial year (1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024), KPMG generated a total operating performance of EUR 2.61 billion (+9.6 percent) in Germany with accelerated growth. The company thus continued the very successful development of previous years (growth rate 2023: 10.1 per cent, 2022: 9.1 per cent).

      • In the Advisory division (management consultancy), the division continued its dynamic growth after record growth in the previous year and achieved an increase of 9.8 per cent with a total operating performance of 1,129 million euros.
      • The Audit division achieved a total operating performance of 770 million euros and, with an increase of 7.7 per cent, was able to improve on the strong performance of the previous year.
      • The Tax division, including the legal advice provided by KPMG Law, recorded a significant increase in total operating performance. It climbed by 11.7 per cent to 704 million euros.
      • KPMG employed 14,608 people in Germany as at 30 September 2024. In the past financial year, the company hired over 2,600 new colleagues on a permanent basis - another strong figure following the record figures in previous years.

      KPMG expects business performance to remain positive in the 2025 financial year despite the difficult conditions.

      KPMG transparency report for 2024

      The transparency report provides information on KPMG's quality assurance systems

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