Our History

PricewaterhouseCoopers was created by the merger of two networks of firms — Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand — each with historical roots going back some 150 years. Set out below are some key milestones in the history of both firms.

1849	Samuel Lowell Price sets up business in London
1854	William Cooper establishes his own practice in London, which seven years later becomes Cooper Brothers
1865	Price, Holyland and Waterhouse Join forces in partnership
1913	Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte opens office in St. Petersburg
1916	Price, Waterhouse and Co opens office in Petrograd
1957	Cooper Brothers and Co (UK), McDonald, Currie and Co (Canada) and Lybrand, Ross Bros and Montgomery (US) merge to form Coopers and Lybrand
1982	Price Waterhouse World firm formed
1995	Price Waterhouse opens Representative Office in Baku
1998	Worldwide merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand to create PricewaterhouseCoopers
2010	PwC has refreshed its branding. The new branding includes a simplified logo consisting of the initials “pwc” in lower-case type. This formal shortening of the brand name will provide consistency and ease of use for PwC firms around the world.