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Transparency Report 2012

Our Transparency Report seeks to explain the steps that we take to uphold our professional obligations and responsibilities and how we ensure delivery of the highest quality in all of our services.

Our national charities

We are proud to be partnering with Action for Literacy and Shelter to enable us to play a greater part in tackling the key issues of literacy and homelessness in the UK today.
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Insurance finance transformation

KPMG outlines how successful finance transformation programmes are structured focusing on reporting, process, people and technology to create a Target Operating Model that sets out management’s scale and ambition for change.

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MF Global UK special administration

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Fast Forward 2035

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Alumni
Connected 2012

Connected 2012 features interviews with many alumni including: Leslie Ferrar, Treasurer to The Prince of Wales; Joseph Wan, CEO of Harvey Nichols; Mark Donnelly, CFO of The Football Association; and Frank Bandura, CFO of Carluccio's Ltd.

LinkedIn

Over 11,000 of our alumni are registered on LinkedIn. We have established the KPMG UK Alumni group to enable you to contact many of our past and current people who are members.

Joint Ventures

Including strategic alliances, partnerships and collaborations

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Multimedia version

KPMG advises its clients on joint ventures, strategic alliances and partnerships at all stages from creation through to exit – and is the only Big Four firm with a dedicated joint ventures practice. Our hands-on experience of what can happen later in the life cycle helps our clients capture opportunities, avoid pitfalls and tackle existing problems - or sound the alarm before they arise.

Hot market issues

Creating and setting up	Protecting and sustaining	Improving or exiting
Joint Venture pitfalls in China	Collaborative ABC compliance	Importance of leadership
Middle Eastern partnerships	Controls framework	Stabilise and govern
Smaller companies can punch above their weight	Performance indicators	Improve - to sell?
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De Facto Joint Ventures

The most complex “joint ventures” are those NOT formally in existence – “de facto” JVs involving parties whose businesses are closely interlinked.

Host governments becoming demanding

Host governments and foreign partners in BRIC and developing economies are becoming more demanding and assertive. Competition, complexity and risk are on the increase.

Contact

Dr Marc van Grondelle

Head of the Global Joint Ventures Practice

+44 20 7694 4603

Email Marc

“After nearly 20 years’ spent running JV operations around the globe, I am passionate about sharing the do’s and don’ts of success in JVs with our clients.”

Where we can help

Improving or exiting

Growth and risk from Joint Ventures

Related publications

Joint Ventures: Thinking beyond the deal (PDF 898 KB)

Upcoming events

SPE London Annual Conference and Exhibition

22-23 May
Dr Marc van Grondelle discusses growth through joint ventures, challenges, pitfalls and rewards

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