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...Deloitte is the only one of the Big Four firms — which also include EY, KPMG and PwC — that has reported average profit per partner higher than £1mn in its most recent UK results....
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...In September CVC Capital Partners paid €1bn for infrastructure fund manager DIF Capital Partners, which is of a similar size as Actis....
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...KPMG UK, another Big Four auditor, echoed the concerns of Stephens at Deloitte....
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