Ian Thornhill
Partner, Head of Deal Advisory
KPMG in Thailand
Ian leads the Deal Advisory team across Thailand, Laos and Myanmar, helping clients buy, sell, raise funds and restructure. Ian has provided financial and commercial due diligence and valuation advice on a number of transactions in South East Asia, for a variety of corporate, private equity and banking clients. Ian’s experience includes working on a variety of complex and distressed situations, on both a buy-side and sell-side, for various industries.
Background
- Ian leads the Deal Advisory group of KPMG Thailand, Myanmar and Laos, focusing on Transaction Services, Corporate Finance and Restructuring. Ian has a wealth of experience, having advised on over 300 M&A transactions globally.
- Ian joined KPMG Thailand in 2009, and focusses on advising local and international clients on both inbound and global outbound acquisitions. He is often invited to speak at events on mergers and acquisitions in Thailand and Myanmar.
- Ian qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2003 with another big 4 firm in the UK, gaining audit experience in the retail and industrial markets sectors. He then spent three years as Financial Controller for the financing arm of Porsche Cars in the UK, which managed a loan portfolio in excess of GBP 400 million, before joining KPMG Deal Advisory in 2006.
