The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has empanelled 18 additional firms, including Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG Assurance and Consulting Services LLP, Zx Grant Thornton Bharat LLP, to undertake forensic audits of financial statements of listed companies.The empanelment follows a selection process initiated in November 2025 through a public procurement notice. The newly selected firms are in addition to the list of forensic auditors published by SEBI in April 2025.The other newly empanelled entities include Nangia & Co LLP, J C Kabra & Associates, J Mandal & Co LLP, J Singh & Associates, Jain Jagawat Kamdar and Company, Pipara & Co LLP, R Kabra & Co LLP, R S Patel and Co, Ravi Rajan and Co LLP, S S Periwal and Co, Sarath and Associates, SKVM and Company, V Singhi & Associates, ASA & Associates LLP and CLA Indus Value Consulting.The empanelment will remain valid for three years from the date of publication of the latest list.SEBI’s forensic audit panel comprises firms authorised by the regulator to conduct forensic audits of listed companies in cases involving suspected financial irregularities, with the objective of enhancing transparency and investor confidence. The regulator said the empanelment is aimed at strengthening oversight of listed entities while enhancing market transparency and investor confidence.Published on July 20, 2026