Philip J. Isom

Phil Isom leads KPMG’s Global M&A practice as well as Corporate Finance for KPMG in the US. He is a member of the Global Corporate Finance executive committee. Phil leads over 2,600 professionals operating in 156 member firm countries, providing wide-ranging M&A advisory services, including mergers, acquisitions and divestments, strategic and financial advice, distressed M&A process or restructuring, leveraged buyouts, and structured financing. Phil has 20 years of experience in investment banking, investing and restructuring, including establishing the capital advisory practice at another Big Four firm and co-founding boutique capital management firms. During his tenure, Phil has led the transformation and growth of the firm’s Corporate Finance practice by building industry-focused teams and acquiring a middle-market investment bank. The practice has since added capital advisory, real estate, an international desk, a private wealth desk and fairness opinions to its product suite. Additionally, Phil has overseen the acquisition of BBK, a boutique restructuring practice that has further developed KPMG’s global industrial sector advisory capabilities.