KPMG Acquires GTM

Big Four Firm KPMG LLP has acquired Global Trade Management (GTM) Practice from EntryPoint Consulting LLC.

The EntryPoint team will join KPMG’s Trade and Customs Practice enabling KPMG to provide both regulatory and technology consulting under one umbrella.

The addition of EntryPoint’s SAP GTS consulting and systems implementation services will strengthen KPMG’s proficiency in assisting multinationals enhance their investment in global trade management systems. This includes the ability to manage global import and export control risks and realize cost savings and efficiencies throughout the supply chain. These services are especially relevant as companies consider various global trade management systems as part of Enterprise Resource Planning system implementations or upgrades.

The acquisition builds on KPMG’s experience with SAP business and technology integration services and solutions.

EntryPoint’s Global Trade Management practice is one of the market’s-leading SAP GTS Partner Practices in the U.S. with experience in aerospace & defense, consumer products, high tech, industrial machinery, medical devices, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.

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