COMPANY INFORMATION

KPMG is one of the leading global professional services networks, serving businesses, governments, public-sector agencies, not-for-profit organizations and, through its audit and assurance practices, the capital markets. KPMG member firms operate in 152 countries, with more than 207,000 professionals in total. Established for over sixrty years in Italy, where it has tenty-six offices across the country and some 4,500 professionals, 200 partners and 6,000 clients, KPMG offers a full range of audit, accounting, management consulting, tax, legal, and administrative services. KPMG Advisory, with 1,700 professionals, is a leader in management consulting. Its positioning in the financial services sector is strong, thanks to a multidisciplinary team specialized, especially, in change management and financial innovation issues. As well as providing professional services, KPMG promotes-both nationally and internationally-research and intensive study and analysis of the main trends in the financial sector and the most innovative issues in the banking and credit sectors.