Heavy hitters flock to Ngāi Tahu backed M&A boutique

Heavy hitters flock to Ngāi Tahu backed M&A boutique
Former KPMG partner Bruce Bernacchi has started the Auckland base of GreenMount.
Victoria Young
Armed with iwi investment, former senior KPMG partner Bruce Bernacchi’s corporate advisory office is picking up staff from his former firm among others.Bernacchi – who last year campaigned for the New Zealand executive chair role at KPMG – turned heads after leaving the firm soon after missing out on the top job.Last July, KPMG announced audit partner Matthew Prichard would take the helm of the NZ practice firm, replacing Ross Buckley.By September, it was announced Bernacchi – who had been co-head of tax and head of fina...

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