Phil Isom leads KPMG’s Global M&A practice and the US Capital Advisory practice. As Global Head of M&A, Isom leads over 2,500 investment banking professionals working in over 80 countries around the world. KPMG Corporate Finance’s Global M&A platform has been ranked as the top middle market global advisory firm for over 20 years. KPMG Capital Advisory includes the US investment bank, as well as the Infrastructure Projects Advisory, ESG, Securitization and Lender Diligence practices.
Isom has over 30 years of experience in investment banking, investing, consulting and restructuring. Isom earned an MBA in finance from Loyola University, Chicago and an undergraduate degree in Finance from the University of Dayton.
Phil Isom has over 30 years of experience in investment banking, investing, consulting and restructuring. He leads KPMG's Global M&A practice and the US Capital Advisory practice, which provides a wide range of advisory services to clients across various industries and geographies. He has expertise in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, strategic and financial advice, restructuring, leveraged buyouts, and structured financing.
Phil is a member of the Global Corporate Finance executive committee and has led the transformation and growth of the firm's Corporate Finance practice in the US. He has built industry-focused teams, led the acquisition of middle-market investment banks, and enhanced KPMG's capabilities and market presence resulting in a market leading practice globally.
KPMG’s Capital Advisory business includes the infrastructure, sustainability, energy transition, securitization, and capital projects and programs advisory practices. Phil has led the growth of these businesses as well as helping the global firm with off-shore delivery network development, acquisitions and divestitures.
Phil has an MBA in finance from Loyola University, Chicago and an undergraduate degree in Finance from the University of Dayton.
As Global Head of M&A, Phil leads over 2,500 investment banking professionals working in over 80 countries around the world. KPMG Corporate Finance’s Global M&A platform has been ranked as the top middle market global advisory firm for over 20 years. He also leads KPMG’s Capital Advisory practice which includes approximately 500 professionals providing Infrastructure Advisory, Sustainability, Securitization and Lender Diligence practices. KPMG’S M&A practice has advised on some of the most complex and high-profile transactions in the market, delivering value and insights to clients and is the largest volume middle market investment bank globally as ranked by Refinitiv.
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