When Was Ernst and Young Founded?

Ernst & Young Global Limited, doing business as EY, is a multinational professional services network with headquarters in London, England. EY is one of the largest professional services networks in the world. Along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, it is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms.

Who started Ernst and Young?

Scotsman Arthur Young and American Alwin Ernst founded their separate companies in 1906 and 1903, respectively. The companies merged in 1989. Today the company employs over 200,000 people and operates in over 150 countries.

How old is Ernst and Young?

The firm's current partnership was formed in 1989 by a merger of two accounting firms; Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young & Co. It was named Ernst & Young until a rebranding campaign officially changed its name to EY in 2013, although this initialism was already used informally prior to its sanctioning adoption.