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Affluent Big Four partners lack ‘fire in the belly’ to disrupt consulting market

UK · 2026-08-27

Key takeaway

Big Four partners are leaving to form boutique consultancies like Q5 Partners.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerBig Four partners leave to form boutique firms.
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onNew firms struggle to establish strong brands.
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youQ5 Partners benefits from the challenges faced by larger firms.

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: City A.M.

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