Article: ARTHUR YOUNG, ERNST & WHITNEY PROPOSE MERGER

Arthur Young, Ernst & Whinney Propose Merger NEW YORK - Merger fever broke out Friday at the highest levels of the accounting profession as Big Eight firms firms Arthur Young & Co. and Ernst & Whinney proposed combining their worldwide practices to create the world's largest professional services organization.

The two firms said they had agreed in principle to a merger that would create a $4.3 billion worldwide organization offering accounting, auditing, tax and consulting services and employing 70,000 people in 100 countries.

The partners of both firms will begin voting on the proposal in June, and leaders said they were confident the deal would be approved.

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