Grant Thornton’s US Unit Expands Reach with New Zealand Tie-Up

Grant Thornton’s US affiliate is expanding its global footprint with a deal to bring the advisory network’s New Zealand member firm into its growing private equity-backed hub.

The transaction, which is slated to close this year, is the latest tie-up for the US firm, which launched what it calls a global platform in January through a deal with its Irish affiliate, Grant Thornton said Monday. Financial terms of the combination were not disclosed.

• Additional deals have since folded in Grant Thornton members in France, the United Arab Emirates and Cayman Islands. The New Zealand deal adds another 300 professionals and ...