Christian Hintermann

Partner, Financial Services

KPMG Switzerland

Christian studied business administration at the university of Zurich and did his doctorate (Dr.oec.publ.).

He joined KPMG in 2007 and was promoted to Partner in 2008. He leads the Deal Advisory team within Financial Services Consulting.

Christian advises national and international financial services clients in Switzerland. He provides advisory services covering all aspects of M&A transactions in the financial services sector, with an emphasis on the wealth and asset management sector. Christian has been involved in a very large number of M&A transactions, both on the buy and sell side. He advises on large scale global but also on local transactions.

He has also authored various studies on the private banking industry including the yearly publication “Clarity on Swiss Private Banks”. Prior to joining KPMG in 2007, he acted as Head of M&A and Head of Corporate Development. In that role, he managed many important strategic projects and a high number of very large corporate transactions. Prior to this, he worked as an M&A consultant and auditor with a focus on the financial sector.

  • Ph. D. in Economics & Business Administration

  • Swiss Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

  • Advanced Management Program INSEAD