Steve Holt is head of Grant Thornton’s forensic and investigations services practice in the UK and co-leads the firm’s global forensic practice. Steve has a particular focus on aiding companies facing urgent, complex, cross-border issues including fraud, bribery and corruption, misconduct and asset recovery.
Steve has over 15 years of forensic accounting and investigations experience in high-profile and high-stakes cases. His work often involves the analysis and presentation of complex information from multiple sources in a clear format that may be used to support disclosure to regulators or as an expert report as part of legal proceedings.

Steve has extensive experience investigating high-profile international assignments representing governments, public companies, and private individuals, and assists in both the recovery and seizure of substantial funds throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.

Steve was appointed to support the independent review of Boohoo Group plc’s supply chain in response to media allegations raised surrounding supplier relationships. He has also been involved in investigation and recovery actions on behalf of a European government following a €300 million cross-border fraud; appointed in several investigations connected with allegations of bribery involving Operation Car Wash in Brazil; uncovered a €620 million cross-border money laundering scheme involving the manipulation of several international banks by a cartel of rogue businessmen; and led an investigation into concerns of misconduct at UK public interest organisation.

Steve is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, is a certified fraud examiner, and holds a first-class honours degree in statistics from the University of Bath. He is also the Forensic Expert officer of the International Bar Association Anti-Corruption Committee.