Top 100 Firm Prager Metis took the lead among public company auditors, with the most new Securities and Exchange Commission audit clients in the second quarter of 2019, while Big Four firm Deloitte & Touche continued to dominate among the largest firms. New York-based Prager Metis brought on 16 net engagements on a total number of 18, with 16 of those new clients coming from its February 2019 merger with Las Vegas-based AMC Auditing. (See "Net engagement leaders," opposite page.) Deloitte, meanwhile, netted nine clients on 10 new engagements, putting it far ahead of its large-firm rivals. While a number of those made strong showings in terms of new clients - including BDO USA with nine, EY with eight, and Grant Thornton and Marcum with seven - none of them managed to match Deloitte in terms of retention. (See "Q2 2019 client gains & losses," below.)
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