Project Everest is being driven by EY’s global chief executive Carmine Di Sibio, who believes the move is inevitable and will eventually be emulated by consulting rivals Deloitte, KPMG and PwC.
At EY offices around the world, teams of partners and consultants are working around the clock on the biggest and most complex deal of their careers.
It involves raising $US30 billion ($43 billion) and splitting an organisation that employs more than 300,000 people across dozens of countries in half.
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