Samjong KPMG said on the 23rd that it has carried out an organizational restructuring of its financial advisory division.
The company noted that the overhaul puts emphasis on establishing a system that puts "top-priority client support" as a core value, provides one-stop advisory services that clients need—such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), transaction services (TS), valuation, and restructuring—and offers organizational members a wider range of work and growth opportunities.
The financial advisory division has been reorganized from the previous 10-headquarters structure into a large-scale six-headquarters structure to pool expertise by headquarters and create integrated synergies. It will also further strengthen preemptive responses for clients through flexible personnel management. Restructuring specialists that had been scattered across headquarters will be consolidated into Headquarters 2 to provide services in corporate restructuring and rehabilitation support advisory.
The newly revamped organization has strengthened expertise tailored to the characteristics of each industry and client group. Headquarters 1, led by Executive Director Park Young-geol, will provide comprehensive support to large corporations and concentrate capabilities in cross-border advisory. Headquarters 2, headed by Executive Director Yang Jin-hyuk, specializes in business reorganization, corporate restructuring, and rehabilitation support advisory, as well as advisory for the financial industry. Headquarters 3, under the leadership of Deputy CEO Kim Jin-won, offers a wide range of M&A advisory centered on private equity (PE).
Headquarters 4, led by Deputy CEO Kim Kwang-seok, brings together expertise in the energy, infrastructure, and environment industries to support advisory across the full cycle, including project financing and reviews of new investments. Headquarters 5, headed by Deputy CEO Won Jeong-jun, provides comprehensive M&A advisory that covers owner corporations and small and medium-sized corporations as well as startups. Lastly, Headquarters 6, led by Executive Director Jin Hyeong-seok, advises on total services across all real estate sectors, including commercial real estate, senior housing, and data centers.
Leveraging this restructuring, Samjong KPMG's financial advisory division plans this year and next to focus on: ▲supporting large-corporation restructuring, including in the chemicals and steel industries ▲advising Korean corporations on overseas expansion ▲deal sourcing in areas targeted by the People's Growth Fund, such as artificial intelligence (AI), defense, biotech, and K-content ▲advisory services for private equity across the entire lifecycle (due diligence, valuation, PMI, value-up, sell-side advisory, etc.).
Samjong KPMG Chairman Kim Kyo-tae said, "This restructuring is a strategic measure to respond to changes and needs of clients," adding, "Going forward, Samjong KPMG will continue to fulfill its role as a reliable partner even in a complex business environment through differentiated, client-centered services."