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KPMG ties up with VC adviser Acceleris as it embarks on investment spree

Big Four firm joins forces with venture capital adviser to target tech, life sciences and ESG sectors

KPMG will acquire 50% of Acceleris’s shares subject to the consent of the Financial Conduct Authority
KPMG will acquire 50% of Acceleris’s shares subject to the consent of the Financial Conduct Authority Photo: Simon Dawson/Getty Images

KPMG UK signed a joint venture with venture capital adviser Acceleris in what the audit firm’s boss Jon Holt said is the first in a “series of innovative investments”.

KPMG said it had signed an agreement to form a joint venture with Acceleris to target early-stage businesses and entrepreneurs in the technology, life sciences and ESG-related sectors.

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