UBS is one of the world's largest financial firms. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, UBS has offices in over 50 countries and employs approximately 69,000 people. UBS provides financial advice and solutions to private, institutional, and

Protiviti is a global consulting firm whose name is a combination of words, including "professionalism," "proactivity," "independence" and "integrity." Founded as a subsidiary of Robert Half in 2002, in the days leading up to the passage of the

Protiviti

Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) is an advisory CPA firm headquartered in Chicago. It currently ranks among the top 10 largest CPA firms in the U.S. as measured by annual revenues, according to Accounting Today. The firm has more than 6,000

Baker Tilly

Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton) is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world’s largest organizations of independent audit, tax, and advisory firms. Grant Thornton, which has revenues in excess of $1.9 billion

Grant Thornton LLP

Piper Sandler is the product of a July 2019 merger between the investment banking firms Piper Jaffray and Sandler O'Neil. Piper Sandler operates through five main units: investment banking, public finance, institutional equities, fixed income,

Piper Sandler

PKF O'Connor Davies is a full-service accounting and advisory firm that provides audit, tax, and consulting services to domestic and international clients. The firm has a long history, with roots dating to 1891. Today, the firm has more than

PKF O'Connor Davies

Frazier & Deeter is a CPA and advisory firm based in Atlanta, Ga. It has six offices in the U.S. and two in the U.K.—and is the 49th largest CPA firm in the U.S. as measured by annual revenues, according to Accounting Today. In its latest

Frazier & Deeter

BMO Capital Markets offers a full range of wholesale banking services, including advisory services, capital raising, research, market risk management, investment and corporate banking, sales and trading, and treasury management. BMO Capital

BMO Capital Markets

Mazars USA is an accounting, tax, consulting, and advisory firm founded in 1921. The firm has industry expertise in apparel and textile, construction, emerging technologies, family business, financial services, food and beverage services,

Mazars USA LLP

Credit Suisse Group is one of the world’s largest financial services providers. It offers clients expertise in the areas of private banking, investment banking, and asset management. The bank serves its clients through three regionally focused

Credit Suisse

Marks Paneth is headquartered in New York City, with additional offices throughout the East Coast. It is one of the 40 largest CPA firms in the U.S. by annual revenues, and one of the eight largest in the Mid-Atlantic region. In the past few

Marks Paneth LLP

New York-headquartered investment banking giant Morgan Stanley is divided into three main businesses: institutional securities, investment management, and wealth management. Institutional securities includes M&A advisory, restructuring, real

Morgan Stanley

Friedman LLP has been serving the accounting, tax, and business consulting needs of public and private companies since 1924. The firm is headquartered in Manhattan, and has additional locations throughout New Jersey and Long Island, as well as

Friedman LLP

Deloitte provides audit, consulting, tax, and advisory services to many of the world’s largest organizations, including nearly 90 percent of the Fortune 500 and more than 7,000 private companies. Deloitte’s client service professionals work

Deloitte

EY-Parthenon is a strategy consulting outfit with 6,500+ professionals in 50+ office locations worldwide. EY-Parthenon professionals advise c-suite, business, and organizational leaders across multiple sectors, including consumer, advanced

EY-Parthenon

Focusing on strategic analysis, OC&C Strategy Consultants breaks the concept of strategy consulting down into six organizational areas: group strategy, business unit/divisional strategy, product/market/channel strategy, transaction support,

OC&C Strategy Consultants

New York-headquartered CohnReznick is the 14th largest accounting firm in the U.S. by annual revenues. In its latest fiscal year, it booked $804.3 million in revenues. The firm provides advisory, assurance, and tax services to companies across

CohnReznick LLP

With 22,000 employees in more than 90 offices in more than 50 countries and regions, Boston Consulting Group ranks as one of America's largest private companies, according to Forbes. The firm partners with leaders  in business and society to

Boston Consulting Group

Founded in 1848, Lazard has advised on some of the most significant mergers and acquisitions in Europe and the Americas since the beginning of the 20th century. The firm's modern history can be traced to the year 2000, when the “three houses of

Lazard

Founded in 1952, Aprio is an Atlanta-based CPA and business advisory firm that provides advisory, audit and assurance, tax, private client and outsourced accounting services. It’s a top 35 largest CPA firms in the U.S., as measured by annual

Aprio

Founded in 2012, Blue Matter is a specialized management consulting firm serving the life sciences industry. The firm maintains offices across the United States, Europe, and India. Blue Matter works to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology

Blue Matter Consulting

Cognizant is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P

Cognizant

Headquartered in New York City, Alliance Bernstein offers financial services such as asset management, wealth management, and research and brokerage services. Its roots go back to 1967, when investment management firm Sanford C. Bernstein &

AllianceBernstein L.P.

AlixPartners is an international business advisory firm that built its reputation through its work in corporate turnaround and restructuring. Now, with over 30 years of history behind it, the firm has diversified its business and provides

AlixPartners Asia-Pacific

Prudential was founded in 1875. Originally called The Widows and Orphans Friendly Society, it initially sold burial insurance. Since being formed, Prudential has shown its resilience to challenging events, including The Spanish influenza and the

Prudential Financial

As the advisory and activation arm of GE Healthcare, the company benefits clients with its extensive platform and resources of a $17B global technology leader backed by 100+ years as a trusted industry partner. The power of GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare Europe

Citi’s Institutional Clients Group, the investment banking arm of global financial services company Citigroup Inc., offers a full range of strategic advisory and financing products, services and solutions to multinational and local corporations,

Citi Institutional Clients Group

Headquartered in East Brunswick, N.J., WilkinGuttenplan is a full service accounting and advisory firm that specializes in providing accounting, audit, business valuation, estate and trust, tax, and litigation support

WilkinGuttenplan

Richmond, Va.-based  Cherry Bekaert is an accounting and consulting firm with offices throughout the Southeast in states such as North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, and South Carolina. It also has a presence in the metro areas of

Cherry Bekaert

Berdon LLP, a full-service accounting and advisory firm, has earned its New York street cred by representing some of the biggest companies in the Big Apple for more than 90 years. The firm serves a variety of clients, including some of the

Berdon LLP

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