Jesse Phillips

Partner @KPMG New Zealand

NZ

I am fortunate enough to co-lead KPMG’s Deal Advisory team, with primary responsibility for Wellington and Christchurch, as well as our Infrastructure, Assets and Places group.Our Deal Advisory team is a fantastic, fun and tight-knit group of about 30 in Wellington, 10 in Christchurch and ~100 nationally. Our team specialises in commercial and financial advice, financial modelling, data analytics, business cases, debt advisory as well as M&A, valuations and due diligence. We have a particular strength in the infrastructure and housing sectors and are known for bridging the space between commercial / financial advice and government policy advice. We have a well established debt advisory team and have won the INFINZ Debt Deal of the Year three times since 2018. Some of our most recent mandates include- lead commercial advisor to Crown Infrastructure Partners including closing the first IFF transaction - M&A advisor on all of NZs secondary sales to date - lead commercial advisor on a range of social housing projects- financial advisor to several local authorities on infrastructure and housing- lead advisor on several crown funding processes including Shovel Ready and the Infra Acceleration Fund with Kainga Ora - financial advisor on number of financings and refinancings- range of debt advisory roles, including refinancings, funding option and credit analysis assessments.

Victoria University of Wellington

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Biology, Statistics

Victoria University of Wellington

Masters of Applied Finance (MMAF), Finance