Christopher Nilsen

Chris is a Principal in KPMG’s Mergers & Acquisitions Tax practice.  He has over 17 years of experience serving clients in a variety of industries, including technology, media, and entertainment. 

Chris has led tax advisory teams in international inbound, international outbound and domestic transactions performing due diligence, structuring, and integration for public and private companies. He has assisted clients in analyzing tax efficient methods for the acquisition and integration of a wide range of partnerships, S-corporations, C-corporations and consolidated groups.  He has also led the tax workstreams for complex carve-outs, divestitures, and spin-offs. In particular, he has recently advised on the following:

• Reverse diligence and tax structuring on the merger of two multi-national background check companies with a combined value of over $4 billion.
• Tax due diligence and tax structuring of a tax deferred merger of an Australian and U.S. SaaS business. 
• Tax structuring of the initial public offering of an international media and branding company.
• Tax modeling and structuring in connection with the initial public offering and business combination of two international technology and service companies. 
• Tax diligence, structuring and modeling in connection with SPAC acquisitions and public offerings. 

In addition to acquisitions and dispositions, Chris advises on the tax considerations of both equity and debt transactions, including public offerings, capital raises, intercompany financings, restructurings, and bankruptcies.

Chris brings technological innovation to the practice of M&A tax, increasing transaction efficiency and reducing the cost to clients.