KPMG rapped for ‘untruthful defense’ in Silentnight investigation
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Kyle Brasseur2021-10-13T16:33:00
KPMG and one of its former partners were found to be “untruthful” during an independent tribunal’s investigation into the audit firm’s advisory role regarding the sale of mattress company Silentnight to private equity firm HIG Capital.
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