With more than 20 years of M&A experience, Mr. Chen has advised leading corporations and private equity firms on nearly 200 due diligence projects. His cross-border work spans Greater China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Korea, the Philippines, Finland, Sweden, Germany, the US, and Canada. Mr. Chen joined A&M to help launch the financial due diligence service line in Asia, starting with Shanghai. He subsequently relocated to Singapore in 2019 to start up the practice for Southeast Asia.

Mr. Chen’s notable transactions in the region include Warburg Pincus’s acquisition of Acclime, Bregal Sphere’s investment in Imperative Global Solutions, Mizuho Asia Partner’s investment in AME International, and Platinum Equity’s acquisition of Hop Lun and subsequent bolt-ons.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Chen spent over eight years with KPMG’s Transaction Advisory practice, where he most recently served as Director. He was also seconded to Shanghai for three years to manage US–China cross-border transactions for his US clients. Earlier in his KPMG tenure, Mr. Chen spent nearly four years in the firm’s Silicon Valley Audit practice as a Supervising Senior Auditor for several large, publicly traded software and retail/consumer electronics companies. He led the implementation and rollout of Sarbanes–Oxley 404 procedures for those clients.

Mr. Chen earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Certified Public Accountant registered in California. A US citizen, Mr. Chen has been based in Asia for 15 years.