James Neill

Partner, Head of Turnaround and Restructuring - NI

KPMG in Ireland

James is a partner within our Deal Advisory practice and is Head of the Turnaround, Restructuring and Forensics Practice in Northern Ireland. He has over 20 years of experience advising Irish, UK and international clients on all aspects of deal advisory across a breadth of M&A and turnaround scenarios. James has led some of NI’s largest and most complex turnaround projects and regularly advises company stakeholders, banks and private equity across all sectors. James is also an accredited expert witness regularly providing expert testimony and dispute advisory services to a range of clients.

  • Fraud
  • Legal entity rationalization
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Private Equity
  • Turnaround
  • Bsc Economics Joint With Accounting, Queens University Belfast

  • Msc Advanced Accounting, University of Ulster

  • Joint Insolvency Examination Board (JIEB)

  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland

  • Licensed Insolvency Practitioner

  • Accredited Expert Witness, The Academy of Experts

  • Past Chair of R3 Northern Ireland. R3 UK National council member

  • Real Estate

  • Retail

  • Manufacturing

  • Hospitality

  • Food & Agri