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Evergrande liquidators sue PwC for $8.4 billion over audits

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Liquidators for the collapsed developer Evergrande are pursuing a substantial lawsuit, seeking approximately US$8.4 billion from three PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) entities. The claim, filed in Hong Kong, alleges that PwC's global coordinating arm bears responsibility for audits linked to Evergrande's accounting scandal. PwC International is attempting to have itself removed from the suit, arguing it only coordinated global operations and did not directly perform the audits in question, which were handled by PwC Hong Kong and PwC China. AI

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Evergrande liquidators sue PwC for $8.4 billion over audits

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Peggy Ye ·

    Evergrande liquidators seek US$8.4 billion from PwC entities in Hong Kong lawsuit

    The liquidators of China Evergrande Group are seeking 57 billion yuan (US$8.4 billion) from three PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) entities in one of the largest corporate lawsuit claims in Hong Kong, arguing the firm’s global coordinating arm assumed responsibility for audits linked…

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