Chicago-based IPA 100 firm Grant Thornton (FY23 net revenue of $2.4 billion) has announced agreements to expand the multinational platform it formed in January with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform will now include Grant Thornton Switzerland/Liechtenstein and Grant Thornton in the Channel Islands (known as Grant Thornton Limited, Channel Islands).
Earlier this year, Grant Thornton Advisors announced transactions to join the platform with UAE, Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands and the Netherlands. Through this rapidly growing multinational platform, clients across three continents will have access to seamless and enhanced cross-border services, which are underpinned by investments in technology, people and quality.
Adding footprints in Switzerland, Liechtenstein and the Channel Islands strengthens the platform’s unified advisory and tax solutions, as well as its independent audit and assurance practices. It also creates a powerful network of professionals in European financial hubs — from Zurich and Geneva to Jersey and Guernsey, in addition to Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and UAE.
With the latest agreements, the Grant Thornton multinational platform will include approximately 13,500 professionals across nearly 60 offices stretching from the Americas across Europe to the Middle East. It is backed by an investor group led by New Mountain Capital — a growth-oriented investment firm with approximately $55 billion in assets under management. The expanded platform will continue to be part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which comprises member firms in more than 150 markets worldwide.
“We are very pleased to have our colleagues in the Channel Islands, Switzerland and Liechtenstein join our differentiated and expanding platform,” said Jim Peko, CEO of Grant Thornton Advisors. “We’re building the world’s most talented team — delivering seamless offerings through an expanded footprint. The result: an unparalleled client experience and unmatched quality.”
