Richard J Simm

Managing Director, KPMG Corporate Finance Inc. & Partner, National ESG Deals & Value Leader

KPMG in Canada

Richard specializes in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions transactions in infrastructure, government and public sector, and healthcare. Richard advises on bank and private debt offerings across all sectors and rating categories (corporates, government, and quasi-government), credit ratings, sustainable financing, single asset and project financing, monetization transactions, and capital structuring and structured finance. He specializes in first time and infrequent issuers and borrowers.

He is a recognized leader in the infrastructure asset class who collaborates with KPMG professionals to deliver unique value to clients, provides analytically informed objective advice, develops innovative plans and strategies, brings a healthy dose of professional skepticism, and negotiates agreements that achieve objectives and mitigate risk for clients. 

  • Government and Public Sector
  • Healthcare
  • Infrastructure
  • Real Estate
  • Master of Business Administration, Queen’s School of Business

  • Bachelor of Arts (Mathematical Statistics), Wilfrid Laurier University

  • FINRA Registered Representative and Representative Investment Banking (Series 7, 63 license holder)

  • Dealing Representative in all Provincial/Territorial Securities Commissions

  • Finance Committee Member, Artscape Toronto Inc.