Spanning three centuries, the organization's history is traced through the names of its principal founding members - whose initials form the name 'KPMG'.
In 1911, William Barclay Peat & Co. and Marwick Mitchell & Co. joined forces to form what would later be known as Peat Marwick International (PMI), a worldwide network of accounting and consulting firms.
In 1979, Klynveld joined forces with Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft and the international professional services firm McLintock Main Lafrentz to form Klynveld Main Goerdeler (KMG).
In 1987, PMI and KMG and their member firms merged. Today, all member firms throughout the world carry the KPMG name exclusively or include it in their local firm names. In 2002 there was a reorganization of the member firms, which began to operate independently, although they adopt the same training courses, technologies and processes.
Today KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 146 countries and have 140,000 people working in member firms around the world.
In Brazil, there are 2,400 professionals working from 17 offices in 15 cities located in 11 States and the Federal District. KPMG in Brazil has offices located in São Paulo (head office), Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Campinas, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Joinville, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador e
São Carlos.
