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Grant Thornton is the world's fifth largest professional services network〔http://www.accountancyage.com/static/top50-this-year〕 of independent accounting and consulting member firms which provide assurance, tax and advisory services to privately held businesses, public interest entities, and public sector entities. Grant Thornton International Ltd is a not-for-profit, non-practicing, international umbrella membership entity organized as a private company limited by guarantee. Grant Thornton is incorporated in London, United Kingdom, and has no share capital. According to Grant Thornton International Ltd, member firms within the global organization operate in over 130 countries. Combined global revenues from member firms in 2014 was US$4.7 billion. There are over 2,500 member firm partners and total member firm personnel of over 40,000. == Early history == In 1924, 26-year-old Alexander Richardson Grant founded Alexander Grant & Co. in Old Chicago. Grant had been a senior accountant with Ernst & Ernst (now EY). Alexander Grant was committed to providing services to mid-sized companies. When Grant died in 1938, Alexander Grant & Co. survived the change in leadership and continued to grow nationally. In 1969, Alexander Grant & Co. joined with firms from Australia, Canada, and the United States to establish the organization of Alexander Grant Tansley Witt. This organization operated successfully for 10 years. By 1980, Alexander Grant & Co. joined with 49 other accounting firms, including Thornton Baker in the UK, a firm with similar qualities, clients, personnel numbers and values, to form a global organization, Grant Thornton. In 1986, Alexander Grant & Co. changed its name to Grant Thornton, reflecting its affiliation with the United Kingdom firm Thornton Baker, which also changed its name to Grant Thornton.〔http://www.grantthornton.com/portal/site/gtcom/menuitem.91c078ed5c0ef4ca80cd8710033841ca/?vgnextoid=75f52e5a13bc5010VgnVCM100000308314acRCRD&vgnextfmt=default〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grant Thornton International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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