Crowe Chizek and Company LLC is a professional services firm, with offices throughout the eastern United States, including Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and New Jersey. According to the 2006 PAR (Public Accounting Report) survey, an independent publication covering the public accounting profession, Crowe ranked eighth in net revenue in the nation's top public accounting and consulting firms. Crowe brands itself as "The Unique Alternative to the Big Four". In addition to its US presence, Crowe also serves clients worldwide as an independent member of the Horwath International global professional services organization. Crowe's services include assurance, consulting, risk management, tax and technology, among others. Crowe clientele primarily consists of large and middle market public companies and large privately-held businesses. Professional Services are infrequent, technical, or unique functions performed by independent contractors or consultant whose occupation is the rendering of such services. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... The Big 4, sometimes written as the Big Four, is a group of international accountancy and professional services firms that handles the vast majority of audits for publicly traded companies as well as many private companies. ... Horwath International (a Swiss Verein) is among the top international professional service firms associations. ...

History

Crowe was founded in 1942 in South Bend, Indiana by Fred Crowe and Clete Chizek.

Financial Advisory

"The M&A Advisor" recognized Crowe Chizek as the "Accounting Firm of the Year" in 2005 for the third year in a row. Crowe participates in transactions around the world and are known for its expertise in the middle market. While committed to this market, Crowe also advises strategic acquirers on deals considered to be above the middle market range.

Links

Crowe Chizek - Main site

Horwath International - The Swiss Verein Crowe is part of. A Swiss Verein (German for association) is a business organization consisting of a number of independent offices, each of which has limited liability vis a vis the others. ...