Goldman switches to Mazars for European audit
The move comes as MPs and regulators are pushing to weaken the grip of the Big Four accounting firms: PwC, EY, Deloitte and KPMG
London — Goldman Sachs International has appointed Mazars to audit its London-based European operations in a major coup for the accounting firm. The move comes as British MPs and regulators are pushing to weaken the grip of PwC, EY, Deloitte and KPMG, the Big Four accounting firms that dominate audits of top companies in Britain. A Mazars spokesperson confirmed that it would be conducting Goldman Sachs International’s European audit, which is focused on activities in Britain and Germany. It referred all other questions to Goldman. Mazars is the eighth-largest auditor by fee revenue in Britain but has struggled to win audit work for many large listed or multinational companies, which almost all use one of the Big Four. A spokesperson for Goldman Sachs confirmed the Mazars appointment, which was first reported by the Financial Times. The US-headquartered bank said Mazars will start in 2021, while PwC will remain the company’s group auditor. Goldman is making the change as new EU rules...
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