PwCグローバル、政府向けコンサル部門を売却予定（economiaより）

PwC Global to sell its government consulting services

PwCが、政府向けコンサルティング部門を、推定5億ドルで売却する準備をしているという記事。

The Big Four firm is preparing to sell its government services practice for an estimated $500m

Morgan Stanley will run the sale for PwC, according to reports from Reuters.

この部門は、来年、60百万ドル超の利益を上げる見込みですが、買い手としては、プライベート・エクイティのVeritasやMadison Dearborn Partnersの名前が挙がっているそうです。

Potential buyers of the unit, which is expected to earn more than $60m next year, include private equity firms Veritas and Madison Dearborn Partners.

The practice provides business process services to various agencies including the Department of Defense and the US Agency for International Development.

監査先に提供できるコンサルティング・サービスに制限があるため、現在、PwCが行える政府機関の監査が限られており、それを解消する目的があるようです。

The appearance of a conflict of interest – there are restrictions on consulting services audit companies can offer government customers – means that PwC is currently limited in the government agency audits it can undertake.

米国の国防省が、省全体の財務監査をはじめて実施することを発表したそうです。監査では、国防省の２．４兆ドルもの資産を調べることになります。

On Wednesday, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced that it will conduct its first ever agency wide audit of its financial history.

The audit will require picking through the statements of the $2.4trn in DoD assets.

The DoD said it had hired independent auditors to conducts audits across the individual components of the department.

PwCとしては、コンサルよりも、この監査の方で稼ぎたいということでしょう。

もとになっているこのロイターの記事の方が詳しいようです。

PWC to sell government services practice: sources（ロイター）

“The Department is engaging auditors to perform over 24 individual financial statement audits of its largest components, as well as a Department-wide consolidated audit to summarize all results and conclusions on a DoD-wide basis,” a Pentagon spokesman said.