Bio

David Cho is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Transaction Advisory Group in Chicago. He specializes in accounting and financial due diligence assistance for strategic and financial buyers and sellers in the software and technology industry. With more than 15 years of experience, Mr. Cho has led or participated in over 300 transactions with deal values of up to $10 billion. He has provided financial and operational transactional support advising on normalized recurring EBITDA and cash flows, revenue and retention analytics, post-transaction synergies, financial forecasts, and purchase price adjustment mechanisms. Mr. Cho has significant experience with carve-out transactions on the buy- and sell-side as well as cross-border transactions involving target companies located in China, India, Europe, and Latin America. Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Cho was a Director in the Transaction Services practice at KPMG LLP, where he delivered cross-functional due diligence support for corporations and middle market private equity funds. He completed a secondment in the Shanghai office, assisting multinational corporations in evaluating investment opportunities in mainland China. Previously, Mr. Cho was a Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis at a $1 billion private equity held equipment manufacturer and a Senior Auditor at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Cho earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Carleton College and a dual master's degree in accounting and business administration from Northeastern University. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Illinois, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with memberships at the CFA Institute and CFA Society of Chicago