PricewaterhouseCoopers is the result of the 1998 merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand.
Price Waterhouse was founded in by Samuel Lowell Price, William Hopkins Holyland, and Edwin Waterhouse in 1849 in London.
Cooper Brothers was founded in 1854 by William Cooper, with the name being changed in 1973 to Coopers & Lybrand.
The 1998 merger was intended to put the new firm in a new league of accounting firms.
Today Pricewaterhouse Coopers is one of the Big Four accounting firms. The company offers auditing and human resources, tax-related and other advisory services, consumer products and services, financial services, entertainment, utilities, and technology.
Pricewaterhouse Coopers is #4 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies. The U.S. arm of the London-headquartered parent company has 80 offices in 30 states, 168,000 employees, and had $29.20 billion in revenue in 2011.
PricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopers is the result of the 1998 merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand.
Price Waterhouse was founded in by Samuel Lowell Price, William Hopkins Holyland, and Edwin Waterhouse in 1849 in London.
Cooper Brothers was founded in 1854 by William Cooper, with the name being changed in 1973 to Coopers & Lybrand.
History
The 1998 merger was intended to put the new firm in a new league of accounting firms.
Today Pricewaterhouse Coopers is one of the Big Four accounting firms. The company offers auditing and human resources, tax-related and other advisory services, consumer products and services, financial services, entertainment, utilities, and technology.
Pricewaterhouse Coopers is #4 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies. The U.S. arm of the London-headquartered parent company has 80 offices in 30 states, 168,000 employees, and had $29.20 billion in revenue in 2011.