Company: KPMG
Date: 2012-08-28
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

A door-opener name...in appearance
Pros: Powerful brand
Global network
Well know even from small companies, entrepreneurs, etc
Lots of responsibilities
Small team, boutique spirit (despite the international brand behind)
Cons: Heavy procedures, in particular towards audit (conflict checks)
Audit, and to a lesser extent Transaction Services, as core activities, are really more considered than M&A
Weakness of after sale service due to the nature of the company : pure advisory firm, not a bank with asset management or fiscal specialist to help clients to deal with the proceed of their sale
In the blue chip companie management's mind, an Audit firm, which implies not always invited to pitch or taken seriously
Wages under market standards