Facts and figures about PwC Denmark

Revenue in fiscal year 2010/2011 DKK million 1,675
Revenue in FY 2009/2010 DKK million 1,506
Number of offices 18
Number of employees* 1722
Number of partners 146
Number of state authorised public accountants 216
Territory Senior Partner Mogens Nørgaard Mogensen
* by June 30th 2011

Geographic coverage

PwC has 766 member firm offices in 154 countries.

Our history

PwC has been created by the merger of two firms—Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand—each with historical roots going back some 150 years. Set out below are some key milestones in the history of both firms.

  • 2010 – PricewaterhouseCoopers formally shortened its brand name to PwC. "PricewaterhouseCoopers" remains the full name of the global organisation for legal purposes.
  • 2004 – PricewaterhouseCoopers implements the Connected Thinking methodology.
  • 1998 – Worldwide merger of PwC & Lybrand to create PwC.
  • 1990 – Coopers & Lybrand merges with Deloitte Haskins & Sells in a number of countries around the world.
  • 1982 – Price Waterhouse World Firm formed.
  • 1957 – Cooper Brothers & Co (UK), McDonald, Currie and Co (Canada) and Lybrand, Ross Bros & Montgomery (US) merge to form Coopers & Lybrand.
  • 1898 – Robert H. Montgomery, William M. Lybrand, Adam A. Ross Jr. and his brother T. Edward Ross form Lybrand, Ross Brothers and Montgomery.
  • 1865 – Price, Holyland and Waterhouse join forces in partnership 1874 Name changes to Price, Waterhouse & Co.
  • 1854 – William Cooper establishes his own practice in London, which seven years later becomes Cooper Brothers.
  • 1849 – Samuel Lowell Price sets up in business in London.