PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH WPG - Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Professional services
UnclaimedPwC Germany is a Frankfurt-based professional-services firm providing audit, tax, transaction, management, technology and related advisory services.
Last updated October 14, 2026
Overview
PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, commonly marketed as PwC Deutschland or PwC Germany, is the German member firm and principal German operating entity of the PwC professional-services network. It is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main and serves companies, public-sector bodies and other institutions from a network of German offices, while collaborating with PwC firms in Europe and other international markets. The legal entity is a German Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung and is not itself a publicly traded company. The company’s activities are organized around three principal service areas: Assurance, Tax and Advisory. Assurance includes statutory and other financial-statement audits, audit-related services, accounting advice, controls work, risk assurance and support for reporting and regulatory requirements. Tax covers corporate and international tax, transaction tax, employment and mobility matters, indirect taxes, transfer pricing, tax technology and related legal or regulatory assistance where permitted. Advisory encompasses transactions and deals, strategy, operations, restructuring, crisis management, digital transformation, technology implementation, cybersecurity, data, sustainability and organizational change. PwC Germany emerged from the consolidation of German predecessor practices associated with Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand. In 1995, Treuhand-Vereinigung AG and Treuarbeit AG began operating together under the C & L Deutsche Revision name. In 1998, C & L Deutsche Revision and Price Waterhouse GmbH combined their German operations under the PwC Deutsche Revision structure following the global merger that created PricewaterhouseCoopers. The German business later changed its legal name to PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG in 2005 and converted to the GmbH legal form in 2016. The German firm became part of PwC Europe in 2012, a regional structure that also includes PwC operations in several European countries. Its expansion has included the 2014 acquisition of Booz & Company GmbH, whose consulting activities became associated with Strategy&, PwC’s strategy-consulting practice. Subsequent corporate-register records document integrations and mergers involving several specialist and technology entities, including PwC cundus AG, PwC IXDS GmbH and PwC IT Services Europe GmbH. PwC Germany positions itself as a large, multidisciplinary adviser for complex business and public-policy issues. Its work combines regulated audit and tax capabilities with consulting, transaction support and technology expertise. The firm’s scale, professional-regulatory obligations and connection to the global PwC network allow it to support cross-border engagements, although individual PwC member firms remain legally separate entities. Public descriptions identify more than 14,000 employees in Germany in recent periods, but this dossier does not treat workforce and revenue figures as permanent facts because they vary by reporting date and source.
History
The German PwC organization developed from long-established auditing and advisory practices rather than from a single founder. The international predecessor firms Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand trace their histories to nineteenth-century London. In Germany, the relevant predecessor structure included Treuhand-Vereinigung AG and Treuarbeit AG, which operated together from 1995 under the C & L Deutsche Revision name. This created a German platform that could be combined with the Price Waterhouse practice. Following the global merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand in 1998, C & L Deutsche Revision and Price Waterhouse GmbH continued their German business under the PwC Deutsche Revision Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft structure. The combination brought together audit, tax and consulting capabilities and connected the German practice to the newly created international PwC network. In 2005, the German legal entity was renamed PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG. PwC’s international consulting activities underwent a major strategic change in the early 2000s. The network separated and sold PwC Consulting to IBM in 2002, while audit, tax and other advisory services remained within PwC. This decision reflected the growing independence and conflict-management requirements surrounding audit and consulting. The German business continued to develop advisory, transaction and technology capabilities through later investments, combinations and acquisitions. In 2012, PwC Germany joined the PwC Europe regional holding structure, alongside PwC operations in countries including Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Turkey. In 2014, it acquired Booz & Company GmbH in Germany. The acquired strategy-consulting business subsequently became part of Strategy&, PwC’s strategy-consulting practice, strengthening the firm’s ability to advise on corporate strategy as well as implementation. In 2016, the German entity changed its legal form from an AG to PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft. Later register records show continuing consolidation of specialist capabilities and internal entities. These records include mergers involving PwC IT Services Europe GmbH, PwC IXDS GmbH and PwC cundus AG, among others. The pattern reflects PwC Germany’s effort to integrate digital, design, data and technology expertise into its wider advisory platform. Today, PwC Germany operates as a legally distinct German professional-services firm under the PwC brand. Its principal practices are Assurance, Tax and Advisory, with services spanning statutory audit, accounting, tax, transactions, restructuring, strategy, operations, technology, cybersecurity, sustainability and regulatory matters. Its work is delivered by German teams and, where engagements require it, by collaborating member firms of the global PwC network. The company remains active and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main.
- 2022
PwC cundus AG merger recorded
Commercial-register data recorded the merger of PwC cundus AG into the German PwC entity.
- 2016
Converted to GmbH legal form
[2]The German entity changed from an AG to PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH WPG.
- 2014
Booz & Company Germany acquired
[2]PwC acquired Booz & Company GmbH, whose strategy-consulting activities later became associated with Strategy&.
- 2012
Joined PwC Europe
[2]PwC Germany became part of the PwC Europe regional structure.
- 2005
German legal name changed to PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG
[2]The German operating entity adopted the PricewaterhouseCoopers AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft name.
- 2002
PwC Consulting sold to IBM
[1]PwC partners approved the sale of the consulting division to IBM, separating a major consulting activity from the audit and professional-services network.
- 1998
German PwC operations formed
[2]C & L Deutsche Revision and Price Waterhouse GmbH continued their German business under the PwC Deutsche Revision structure after the international Price Waterhouse–Coopers & Lybrand merger, which created the PwC brand and network.
- 1998
Creation of the PwC network
[6]Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand combined their global practices, creating the PwC brand and network. This is a milestone in the history of the parent network, not a verified incorporation date for PwC GmbH WPG.
- 1995
German predecessor practices begin operating under C & L Deutsche Revision
[2]Treuhand-Vereinigung AG and Treuarbeit AG entered the German market together under the C & L Deutsche Revision name, creating an important predecessor platform for PwC Germany.
Products and positioning
A German member-firm entity of the international PwC professional-services network, positioned around audit and assurance while also offering tax, consulting, deals, risk, technology and related advisory capabilities.
Audit and risk services
Assurance
Assurance includes statutory and other financial-statement audits, audit-related reporting, accounting support, internal controls, risk assurance and services addressing regulatory or non-financial reporting requirements. The practice works with companies and institutions that need independent assurance, improved control environments and support for complex reporting obligations. The precise services available from this legal entity depend on German regulation and the structure of the local PwC organization.
Tax and legal-related advisory
Tax
PwC Germany’s Tax practice advises on corporate and international tax, transaction tax, transfer pricing, indirect taxes, employment tax, mobility, tax compliance and tax technology. The scope is designed for domestic and cross-border businesses managing taxation, reporting, restructuring and regulatory change. Service delivery may involve separate affiliated entities where required by German professional rules, licensing arrangements or conflict-management procedures.
Business, transaction and technology consulting
Advisory
Advisory services cover mergers and acquisitions, valuations, due diligence, deals, strategy, operations, restructuring, crisis management, technology transformation, data, cybersecurity, sustainability and organizational change. PwC combines specialist consulting teams with the financial and regulatory knowledge of its audit and tax practices, subject to professional-independence rules. The responsible contracting entity can vary within the German PwC organization.
Strategy consulting · 2014
Strategy&
Strategy& is PwC’s strategy-consulting practice. In Germany it followed the integration of Booz & Company’s local business and focuses on corporate strategy, portfolio choices, operating-model design, growth, transformation and strategy execution. It is positioned as a strategy capability connected to PwC’s broader transaction, implementation and industry expertise.
Professional services
Audit and assurance
Audit and assurance work is the core service area associated with the Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft legal form. It can include statutory financial-statement audits, assurance over selected information, reporting-related support and other engagements governed by professional standards and independence requirements. The precise services available from this legal entity depend on German regulation and the structure of the local PwC organization.
Professional services
Tax services
PwC’s German practice is associated with corporate, international, employment, indirect and transaction-related tax services, including compliance and advisory work. Service delivery may involve separate affiliated entities where required by German professional rules, licensing arrangements or conflict-management procedures.
Professional services
Consulting and advisory
The PwC brand’s advisory scope includes strategy, operations, finance transformation, organization, technology, data, cybersecurity, risk, regulation and sustainability. These offerings support business transformation and control improvement, although the responsible contracting entity can vary within the German PwC organization.
Professional services
Deals and transaction services
Deals-related services generally cover transaction strategy, due diligence, valuation, restructuring, post-merger integration and related corporate-finance support. Engagements are delivered under applicable independence, conflict and professional-regulation requirements.
Brand decisions
2016
German legal-form conversionStrategyBackground
The German PwC operating entity reorganized its legal structure after operating as an AG WPG.
Action taken
The company converted to the GmbH form and adopted its current legal name, PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.
Aftermath
The business continued operating under the PwC Germany brand as part of the PwC Europe structure.
2014
Acquisition of Booz & Company GmbH in GermanyM&ABackground
PwC sought to strengthen its strategy-consulting capabilities and connect high-level strategic advice with transactions and implementation services.
Action taken
PwC acquired Booz & Company GmbH in Germany; the resulting strategy business became associated with Strategy&.
Aftermath
The transaction expanded PwC Germany’s strategy offering within its wider advisory portfolio.
2002
Sale of PwC Consulting to IBMM&ABackground
The international PwC network separated its consulting division amid the need to manage tensions between consulting growth and the independence requirements associated with audit work.
Action taken
PwC partners approved the sale of PwC Consulting to IBM, transferring the consulting business into IBM’s services organization.
Aftermath
PwC retained its audit, tax and other advisory activities, while IBM expanded its management and technology-consulting capabilities.
Sources7 sources
- 1PwC corporate history and milestonespwc.com
- 2PricewaterhouseCoopers — German overview and historyde.wikipedia.org
- 3PwC Germany commercial register historynorthdata.com
- 4German lobbying register entrylobbyregister.bundestag.de
- 5PwC Germany company listingdnb.com
- 6PwC global historypwc.com
- 7PwC Germanypwc.de
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