This is an exciting and important strategic acquisition for KPMG. It brings together the deep expertise and insight of Xantus together with the broader capabilities of KPMG. It now means we can offer you a wider range of experienced professionals focusing specifically on the CIO agenda, as well as access to a much larger pool of IT advisory skills and the largest global sourcing advisor in the market.

Uniquely, we continue to offer you an independent point of view, a key differentiator from other advisors in the market.

More value and capability to deliver IT Transformation in your business

With Xantus now part of KPMG our clients have access to expanded services, capabilities and support from a leading global audit, tax and advisory network. The combined business offers an extensive portfolio of services designed to support the CIO to deliver IT-enabled business change. The range includes IT strategy and organisational design, enterprise and applications architecture, IT sourcing, business continuity planning, IT security & cyber, and service management.

Click here to watch the announcement by Bryan Cruickshank, Head of IT Advisory and Steve Watmough, new Head of CIO Advisory at KPMG in the UK.

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* On 3rd October 2011, KPMG in the UK announced the acquisition of Xantus Limited ("Xantus"). Xantus specialises in providing IT-enabled business change services to financial institutions, corporates and public sector clients.

About KPMG: KPMG LLP, a UK limited liability partnership, is a subsidiary of KPMG Europe LLP and operates from 22 offices across the UK with nearly 11,000 partners and staff.  The UK firm recorded a turnover of £1.6 billion in the year ended September 2010. KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services. We operate in 150 countries and have more than 138,000 professionals working in member firms around the world.