EquaTerra was acquired by KPMG

KPMG

KPMG is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PwC. Its global headquarters is located in Amstelveen, Netherlands....

 effective February 18, 2011. As a member of KPMG’s network of member firms, EquaTerra provides global sourcing advisory

Sourcing advisory

Sourcing advisory is the use of third-party advise during the sourcing process. As such, it may refer to advise sought during outsourcing, offshoring or global sourcing. Advisors can be independent consultants or management consulting firms...

 services in information technology

Information technology

Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

 (IT), finance

Finance

"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...

 and accounting (F&A), human resources

Human resources

Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations...

 (HR), supply chain management

Supply chain management

Supply chain management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers...

 and other business process

Business process

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es. EquaTerra has offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

History

EquaTerra was founded in 2003 by Mark Toon, Mark Hodges and David Karabinos. The firm works with clients in 19 languages in over 60 countries. In 2005, the firm acquired Insource Partners, a Dallas based information technology consulting firm. In November 2006, EquaTerra announced the acquisition of Avanti Advisory, LLC, an outsourcing advisory firm founded in 2001 by Peter Iannone, past president of TPI. In September 2007, EquaTerra acquired the largest European sourcing advisory firm, Morgan Chambers.

Created in 2005, EquaTerra Public Sector LLC is the entity under which EquaTerra’s public sector practice operates. In 2009, EquaTerra announced the formation of EquaSiis, a wholly owned company focused on market intelligence and improving operational performance through EquaSiis software and tools. EquaSiis offers sourcing and operational governance software – EquaSiis Enterprise and Workbench along with research and consulting services for outsourcing service providers.

Effective February 18, 2011, KPMG LLP (US), KPMG Holdings Limited (UK) and KPMG International have acquired the business and subsidiaries of advisory firm EquaTerra Inc.

Rankings

In 2009 the Black Book of Outsourcing ranked EquaTerra as #1 Finance & Accounting Advisor, third ranked Full Service Sourcing Advisor, fourth ranked Business Process Outsourcing Advisor, ninth ranked IT Advisor, and eighth ranked HR advisor. In both 2009 and 2010, The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals, (IAOP), ranked EquaTerra as #2 in their listings, IAOP World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors.