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摘要

Back in February, when Ernst & Young International announced it was selling off its consulting business to Cap Gemini, Europe's biggest information-technology company, there was a lot to smile about. The $11 billion in stock and cash that Ernst & Young was getting would give the accounting giant capital to invest in its core audit business. And the sale meant a windfall for the firm's 5,000 partners.