KPMG is a British multinational professional services network, based in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Ernst & Young, Deloitte, and PwC. KPMG is a network of firms in 145 countries with 275,288 employees, affiliated with KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee. The name “KPMG” stands for “Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler”.