Liquidators for China’s Evergrande prepare to sue PwC over audits
恒大清盘人酝酿起诉普华永道
Big Four firm audited the highly indebted developer as it grew fast during China’s real estate boom
普华永道曾为恒大提供10多年审计服务。围绕向这家审计师事务所提出索赔的可能性，恒大清盘人已接洽至少两家律所。
Evergrande’s liquidators are preparing for a potential lawsuit against PwC, which audited the now-collapsed Chinese property group for over a decade, in a move that could lead to the Big Four accounting firm facing a high-profile negligence claim.
恒大(Evergrande)的清盘人正在酝酿起诉曾对恒大进行10多年审计的普华永道(PwC)，此举可能导致这家四大会计师事务所之一面临备受瞩目的失职指控。
Eddie Middleton and Tiffany Wong, the Alvarez & Marsal restructuring specialists appointed as liquidators of Evergrande’s Hong Kong-listed holding company last month, have spoken to at least two law firms about the prospect of bringing a claim against the audit firm, according to three people with knowledge of the conversations.
据三名知情人士透露，围绕向这家审计师事务所提出索赔的可能性，上月被任命为恒大香港上市控股公司的清盘人、来自安迈(Alvarez & Marsal)的杜艾迪(Eddie Middleton)和黄咏诗(Tiffany Wong)已与至少两家律师事务所进行了交谈。
Bringing a claim would require the liquidators to build a case that PwC made mis-steps that have harmed creditors, the people said.
这些知情人士称，索赔需要清盘人举证，证明普华永道有过损害债权人利益的过失行为。
