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KPMG has sold 14 First Quench off-licences in Hampshire and Dorset to Wickham Vineyard, and a further 14 have gone to SEP Properties. 14-Dec-2009 KPMG has transferred O'Neill boardwear stores in Brighton, Bristol, Leeds and Sheffield out of administration to O'Neill UK, but a further six stores have closed with the loss of 67 jobs. 02-Nov-2009 KPMG is to advise on a debt restructuring for Morethanhotels, the Birmingham-based chain of 12 franchised Holiday Inn Express hotels. 06-Jul-2009 KPMG is planning to shed about 20 jobs at its tax offices in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Preston. 06-Jul-2009 KPMG is said to be seeking up to 80,000 sq ft of office space in Manchester city centre, as the lease expires on its St James Square office in 2015. 15-Jun-2009 KPMG is said to be planning to shed up to 250 jobs from its accountancy business, following a fall in demand for tax advice for corporate deals. 11-Jun-2009 KPMG has sold eight Apollo 2000 electrical branches in the West Midlands and Lancashire out of administration to East Anglia-based Hughes Electrical, and about 12 jobs will be created in each store. 13-Apr-2009 KPMG has announced the closure of the Furniture Factory site in Redruth with the loss of 96 jobs, having been unable to sell the business out of administration. 09-Apr-2009 KPMG is to shed 20 jobs at its accountancy and consulting office in Belfast, while up to 200 jobs will be lost at offices across Ireland. 05-Mar-2009 KPMG is to relocate 1,000 staff to a new 93,000 sq ft office on Upper Bank Street in London. 17-Feb-2009 KPMG has sold the London-based PCM property and construction consulting division of Pettifer Group out of administration to Confluence Property Management, saving 64 jobs. 22-Dec-2008 KPMG Scotland is creating up to 60 jobs at a new office in Glasgow, having won a contract to provide income tax services to an unnamed financial institution. 21-Mar-2007 KPMG is recruiting a further 60 staff in Scotland to handle tax returns for an unnamed financial services institution. 12-Dec-2006 KPMG has agreed a deal to relocate its London headquarters and up to 4,400 staff to a new 15-storey office block to be built at Canary Wharf by 2009. 07-Nov-2006 KPMG, the accountancy firm, is to relocate its Birmingham operation to a 130,000 sq ft office at Ballymore's Snow Hill scheme in 2009. 16-Jun-2006 KPMG is said to be considering plans to set up a 400,000 sq ft headquarters at Canary Wharf in London in 2009. 30-Mar-2006 KPMG is said to be in discussions to set up a 120,000 sq ft regional headquarters at Snow Hill in Birmingham. 01-Dec-2005 KPMG is to create 30 new jobs at its tax practice in Glasgow, due to rising demand for its personal self-assessment tax returns service. 29-Nov-2005 KPMG has sold former Rathbones bakeries in Walsall, Leicester and Peterborough, as well as a Carlisle distribution centre, to two former directors operating under the name of Harvestime, securing the future of about 1,000 jobs. 16-May-2005 KPMG has announced that undisclosed buyers have been found for the Rathbones bakery sites in Wigan, Wakefield, Middlesbrough, Walsall, Leicester and Peterborough. 27-Apr-2005 KPMG is to close 74 Courts furniture stores and sell the entire stock out of administration to private equity firm SB Capital, and SB also has an option to buy the remaining 14 stores. 14-Dec-2004 KPMG Corporate Recovery has announced the refinancing of Bakersfield Entertainment, securing the future of 369 staff at eight late-night venues across the country. 23-Sep-2004 KPMG has sold Lotus and FII, the Northampton-based shoe manufacturer, out of administration to Jacobson Group of Lancashire, securing the future of 40 jobs. 14-Jul-2004 KPMG is considering plans to take a 130,000 sq ft office at the £300m Masshouse scheme in Birmingham, although it may decide to refurbish its existing office in Cornwall Street instead. 05-Jul-2004 KPMG has sold the Loks Plasma stainless steel profiling division of Vernon Stainless out of administration to Metals UK Group of Bolton, securing 35 jobs. 16-Dec-2003 KPMG is to stop providing legal services by cutting its links to law firms in 60 countries, due to the impact of US corporate governance rules. 07-Nov-2003 KPMG, the accounting firm, is in negotiations to establish a 60,000 sq ft office at West George Street in Glasgow. 06-Oct-2003 KPMG has announced plans to shed a further 750 jobs in its UK accountancy operations, and a further 62 jobs will go at its associated law firm KLegal. 16-Jul-2002 KPMG has completed a feasibility study into setting up a £22m National Gene Centre in Leicester, which would be developed by a partnership of health, industry and local government groups. 05-Jun-2001 KPMG is planning to shed up to 10% of its 2,100 UK consulting staff, following a fall in demand for IT services. 21-May-2001 KPMG is selling Orbis, the Channel Islands-based trust and company administration business, to Dresdner Bank for undisclosed terms. 25-Sep-2000 KPMG has announced plans to split off its consultancy division into a £3.7bn public company later this year. 08-Aug-2000 Grant Thornton has bought the Norwich office of KPMG, and 60 staff will join GT while others will relocate to KPMG's offices in Cambridge and Ipswich. 08-Jan-2000 KPMG is planning to set up a nationwide network of corporate financiers and is acquiring the Leeds team of SG Hambros. 07-Jul-1999 KPMG is to close its Swindon office in September, and most of the 30 staff will relocate to Reading and Bristol. 06-Jul-1999 KPMG has sold its Health Systems division, which designs software for hospitals, to a management team for £14m. 10-Jun-1999 KPMG is setting up an associated law firm called Klegal, and plans to launch a recruitment campaign. 30-Apr-1999 KPMG is planning to integrate its global accountancy network into two major groups, and the UK operations will be combined with others from Europe, the Middle East and Africa. 29-Mar-1999 Body Shop is linking up with KPMG to offer advice to companies on social, ethical and environmental reporting, and the operation will be called Sustainability Advisory Services. 07-Dec-1998 Car component makers in the West Midlands could be facing a 30% fall in sales over the next three years unless they move quickly to cut costs and improve quality, according to a report from KPMG. 22-Jun-1998 KPMG, the accountancy firm, is planning to raise $200m through a bond issue in order to expand its offices in eastern Europe, Asia and the US. 27-Feb-1998 KPMG and Ernst & Young, the leading auditing firms, have called off their merger plans due to the complexity of obtaining regulatory approval in a large number of countries. 14-Feb-1998 KPMG and Ernst & Young are planning a merger that will create the largest accountancy firm in the world, although the move could prompt regulators to take an even closer look at the merger between Coopers & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse. 18-Oct-1997 Advertising on ITV is forecast to suffer negative growth over the next few years due to competition from satellite and other new channels, according to KPMG. 01-Apr-1996
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