Thursday, February 1, 2018

Byron burgers in Leicester still at risk of closure despite national rescue plan

KPMG, the accounting firm handling the restructuring, said the Leicester branch was still one of the 20 at risk sites, pending negotiations with landlords. The accounting firm said no branches would shut straight away. Will Wright, restructuring partner at KPMG and joint supervisor of the CVA, said: ...
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PwC has most valuable brand of Big Four

KPMG was 119th with a brand value of $12.47bn, compared to $10.97bn last year. Mid-tier firm BDO also featured, coming in 473th and valued at $3.8bn. Unsurprisingly this year the top of the list was dominated by big tech companies. Amazon replaced Google in top spot. The internet search giant fell ...
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Northern Ireland's M&A activity could be tempered – KPMG

Subdued economic growth and the continued political stalemate at Stormont are expected to temper activity in the Northern Ireland mergers and acquisition (M&A) market this year, according new data. The KPMG M&A Outlook 2018 – which surveyed executives and advisers involved in the M&A market ...
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Construction firm overstated profits by more than £6m

Sheffield-based construction firm SIG has today announced that an accounting review has uncovered historical overstated profits amounting to more than £6.6m. Earlier this month, the firm launched a review into its accounts, supported by external auditors Deloitte and KPMG, following a whistle-blowing ...
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Budget 2018: Poor & informal workers now covered under world's largest health scheme

... good news for 50 million MSMEs in India where only a few thousands of them are covered by health insurance, a recent report has found. KPMG India and FICCI jointly studied 219 MSMEs across 15 manufacturing and services sectors and analysed workforce welfare in terms of healthcare coverage.
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Budget 2018 focuses on farm productivity improvement & exports competitive: KPMG

Budget 2018 focuses on farm productivity improvement & exports competitive: KPMG ... Nilaya Varma, Partner and Head, Government and Healthcare, KPMG in India said, “The proposed 'Govardhan Scheme' to promote compost based on cattle dung and farm compost for agriculture will give a major ...
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Burger chain reprieved but 20 outlets set to close

KPMG has said that no outlets will close straight away and that employees, suppliers and business rates would continue to be paid on time and full. Mr Wright said in December that in the previous 10 years, Byron had grown to become a stand-out name within the UK's casual dining sector. However, in ...
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