At the recent 13th annual Global M&A Atlas Awards, KPMG Corporate Finance LLC was proud to be awarded the:
- Middle Market Investment Bank of the Year Award
- Global Technology Deal of the Year Award (Mid-Market)
- Cross Border Deal of the Year Award (Mid-Market)
- Phil Isom, Global Head of M&A was announced as one of the top 50 Global M&A Investment Bankers!

To read more about these awards, see below.
M&A Atlas Awards is hosted by the Global M&A network and honors top-performing dealmakers, outstanding advisory firms, and distinguished M&A leaders.
About the transactions:
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC wins Global Technology Deal of the Year Award
Cognizant Technology Solutions acquires Zenith Technologies
At the recent 13th annual M&A Atlas Awards, KPMG CF was proud to receive the Global Technology Deal of the Year award for serving as exclusive financial advisor to U.S.-based Cognizant, a global IT consulting company, on the cross-border acquisition of Zenith Technologies, headquartered in Cork, Ireland.
KPMG CF was engaged by Cognizant to assist in identifying opportunities to acquire Industrial Internet of Things (I-IoT) technology leaders who are delivering leading I-IoT solutions that would advance their position in this space.
KPMG CF conducted a global search, leveraging its deep I-IoT domain knowledge and transaction experience, as well as its international reach to identify a partner for Cognizant that met its exacting acquisition criteria. KPMG CF worked diligently with Cognizant and its legal counsel to drive a successful closing of this complex transaction.
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KPMG Corporate Finance LLC wins Cross Border Deal of the Year Award
Wei Holding sale to Fosun Jinmei Cosmetics Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Fosun International.
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor to Wei Beauty, a vertically integrated prestige beauty skincare brand, on their sale to Fosun, an innovation-driven consumer group that provides high-quality products and services for families around the world in health, happiness, and wealth segments.
In addition to sell-side advisory services, the KPMG LLPs Financial Due Diligence team was engaged to perform the company’s quality of earnings analysis and pro forma P&L consolidation prior to market launch.
The KPMG International Tax Services team was engaged to address suitable structuring variables across international tax jurisdictions to achieve maximum tax efficiencies for sellers.
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KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC is part of the global Corporate Finance practices of the KPMG International’s network of independent member firms. The network was ranked number 1 as the top M&A middle market adviser globally by Refinitiv, based on number of completed transactions, for the past 20 years.
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