When KPMG is contracting with a party, be it a client, a partner or an entity, we have rigorous client acceptance and engagement acceptance processes that we must follow in every case, and we followed those processes to understand whether there would be any adverse considerations in engaging with GC Strategies. At the time, our results showed that there would be no adverse considerations in contracting with GC Strategies, given that it was, at the time, a well-known entity in the government sector and we were being asked to contract with it by the government.
On April 4th, 2024. See this statement in context.