Ernst & Young LLP (EY)
Ernst & Young is also a global leader in professional services with some 114,000 people based in 140 countries. Around the world the firm is committed to pursuing the highest levels of integrity, quality, and professionalism in delivering a broad inventory of services to our clients. Our services fall under three broad headings: Assurance and Advisory Business Services (AABS), Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) and Taxation Services. Our 'account-centric' organisational model recognises that many client issues are best addressed by a number of our service lines working together.. Ernst & Young UK comprises approximately 470 partners and 8000 staff. In 2006 UK fee income increased by 20% to £1.13bn whilst staff numbers excluding partners increased by 8% to 7,902. We provided services to 84 of the FTSE 100 companies and 93% of our clients indicated they were satisfied or very satisfied with our service. For the second year running, we qualified for the Per Cent Standard, meaning that we gave more than 1% of our notional pre-tax profits to charity and we ranked 61st in the Business in the Community's Environment Index.. . COMMITMENT TO BIOTECHNOLOGY. For the past 20 years, Ernst &Young has been a leading professional services firm serving the biotechnology industry, thanks to our extensive global network of experienced professionals and our industry-leading annual publication, Beyond Borders: The Global Biotechnology Report.. Now recognised as the industry bible, Ernst & Young's global biotechnology report, Beyond Borders, provides an overview of the latest developments in the global biotechnology sector. Our report demonstrates that on the cusp of its 30th birthday, the biotech industry is maturing rapidly, with solid financial performance and a substantial track record of bringing new products to market. The contents and themes of this report derive from substantial research by our Global Biotechnology Center, and more importantly, from our leading position serving prominent biotechnology companies around the world.. The life sciences industry is widely acknowledged as one of the leading industries in the future global economy, Ernst & Young has helped shape the global life sciences industry since its inception, advising more of its leading companies than any other professional service firm. We advise one third of life sciences companies globally, have a global network of life sciences specialists in 17 European countries, and boast the UK's largest dedicated life sciences team which our Cambridge office forms part of.. We are reporting accountants to companies in respect of their IPOs on AIM, the London Stock Exchange, and NASDAQ, and are experts in providing tax planning advice for companies seeking IPOs including share option planning.. . CONTACTS:. Julian Jenkins (Audit Partner). 01223 557073. Cathy Taylor (Tax Partner). 01223 557090. Simon Gillings (Transaction Support). 01223 557071