John Cho

National Private Capital Leader in Canada, Head of Deal Advisory for KPMG in the Americas region

KPMG in Canada

John is the National Private Capital Leader in Canada and the Head of Deal Advisory for KPMG in the Americas region. In his role as the National Private Capital Leader, John advises the private equity, pension plan and institutional investor communities by bringing the full breadth of KPMG’s advisory, tax and audit services to these organizations, including related portfolio companies. In this capacity, John also works closely with KPMG’s private client service team (KPMG Enterprise) and KPMG’s Family Office team to connect and service capital allocators, asset managers, investors and private businesses.   As Head of Deal Advisory Americas, John is focused on enhancing collaboration and coordination across the KPMG Deal Advisory teams in Canada, the US and Latin America to ensure KPMG brings the best talent and capabilities to clients across the region.

In addition, John serves as the Canadian leader for the Transaction Services practice, which provides due diligence services on buy and sell transactions. John also serves as the global lead partner at KPMG for several pension plan and private equity organizations in Canada. In addition, John was formerly the Head of Deal Advisory for KPMG in Canada and a member of the Board of Directors for KPMG in Canada.

  • Financial Services
  • Food, Drink and Consumer Goods
  • Government and Public Sector
  • Healthcare
  • Industrial Manufacturing
  • Investment Management
  • Media
  • Pension Funds
  • Private Equity
  • Real Estate
  • Bachelor of Commerce, University of Toronto

  • CPA, CA, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario

  • Board member, Bay Street Hoops

  • Member, Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA)

  • Member, Association for Corporate Growth