KPMG fined $18M for ‘integrity and objectivity’ breaches in Silentnight sale
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-08-05T18:14:00
The Financial Reporting Council ordered KPMG to pay a £13 million (U.S. $18 million) fine for “breaches of the principles of integrity and objectivity” in its advisory role regarding the 2011 sale of mattress company Silentnight to U.S. private equity firm HIG Capital.
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