KPMG in India on Thursday announced the merger of BMR's Transactions (M&A) and Risk Consulting businesses with itself.

This merger will combine strengths of both organisations across corporate finance, transactions tax, transaction support and Risk Consulting businesses--areas in which the BMR firm had built a strong market presence over the last decade.

Commenting on the development, Arun Kumar, Chairman and CEO, KPMG in India said that the combined domain expertise of the two firms will significantly enhance KPMG's impact in the Indian market, strengthening "our M&A initiative and our risk consulting offerings".

Joining the KPMG family is a team comprised of 12 partners and over 100 highly talented professionals.

Rohit Berry, who currently leads the M&A practice at BMR, will join KPMG as Deputy Head of Deal Advisory. Sanjay Mehta, Co-Founder and Partner, BMR, who also leads the Risk and Business Advisory practice, will join KPMG as Senior Advisor.

Srivats.Kr@thehindu.co.in

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