Most EY partners seen approving consulting split

Marie-Laure Delarue, EY's global vice chair for assurance. Picture: Getty Images

Partners in auditor EY are expected to give approval for spinning off the company's consulting arm and listing it on the stock market by the end of the year, a senior EY official has said. 

Over 13,000 partners — out of EY's 365,400 staff — are due to vote on the divestiture plan in April with the outcome known quickly, said Marie-Laure Delarue, EY's global vice chair for assurance and member of the company's global executive.