Building trust and confidence to power your journey
Private Audit and Assurance services
When business is personal, trust is everything. It’s what drives your success and builds your legacy. Today, this matters more than ever. In a world of economic turbulence, regulatory change and rapid technological disruption, private businesses need a new approach to audit and assurance services built specifically for your unique and evolving needs. What sets us apart is our focus. Our dedicated private business teams understand the distinct challenges you face. Backed by our global network, industry expertise and AI-powered technology, we deliver quality, clarity and richer insights—to help you build trust, navigate uncertainty, and stay focused on success.
Audit, tax and beyond for where you are now—and where you want to be
- A dedicated approach to private business
- Expertise tailored to your journey
- Putting your business at the centre
A dedicated approach to private business
From family businesses and private equity to startups/scaleups and high net-worth individuals—we’ve been working with private businesses for over 175 years. We understand your unique needs—like managing competing priorities while fulfilling regulatory requirements and stakeholder demands. We also understand your need to always keep your future business goals firmly in sight. Our private business teams are dedicated to serving you as you evolve and grow, giving you the confidence you need to turn opportunity into impact, and impact into success.
Expertise tailored to your journey
Our tailored and scalable approach to working with private businesses prioritises your needs today—while keeping your future in focus. Whether it’s financial statement audits, AI assurance, sustainability reporting, IPO readiness, tax compliance, cybersecurity, deals and beyond—we work with you to right-size our services to wherever you are in your journey. Many of our private business clients recognise the benefits of having a single provider of audit, tax and other services, appreciating the value of working with one firm they know and trust. Our unique capability lies in our ability to leverage our global network of private business specialists, bringing together the right expertise and industry knowledge, customised to your business needs and development stage.
Putting your business at the centre
We understand that your needs are different to public entities—and there’s never a one-size solution. Whatever your business objective, ownership structure and stakeholder obligations, we bring the right teams with the skills and industry experience you need. Our teams bring industry-specific insights and perspectives gained from years of working exclusively with private businesses. From capital events, to liquidity planning, long-term value creation and beyond, we’ll take time to fully understand your business and goals, so we can deliver the right blend of services and experience to bring the greatest value.
Trust: The foundation of your Private Business vision
Every audit is unique and significant, and that’s especially true for private companies. Our private business auditors start by understanding your business, challenges, and future goals. We leverage our industry expertise and AI-powered technology to bring you a scalable audit tailored to your current risks and requirements—while remaining fully adaptable for your future. Wherever you are on your journey, we see what you need today and anticipate what you’ll need tomorrow.
Quality, clarity and confidence
Our focus will always be centered on quality, objectivity, and transparency. Our dedicated teams work to anticipate issues before they arise, giving you confidence and peace of mind. And our agile approach enables us to refine our plan throughout the audit to drive continuous improvement and effectiveness. Our teams are passionate about serving private companies and committed to continually enhancing audit quality and transparency for our clients and their stakeholders.
Audit innovation for Private Businesses
Our Next Generation Audit is human-led, tech-powered and data-driven. Leveraging our strategic relationship with Microsoft, we’re equipping our auditors with the latest tech and digital capabilities to deliver an elevated audit experience to meet the fast-changing needs of our clients. For private businesses, our audit technology leverages private-trained agentic AI to streamline planning and execution, drive efficiencies, and generate smarter insights.
Valuable insights for Private Businesses
To make big decisions, you need to understand the critical issues and emerging risks shaping your business. Combining our AI-powered technology with industry and subject matter expertise from across our global network, we bring fresh perspectives and insights so you can get ahead of issues, meet tomorrow’s challenges, and move ahead with confidence.
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