Katharina Böhm has been with KPMG since 2011 and is a partner in the Audit practice at the Frankfurt office. Since joining the firm, her professional focus has been on the private equity sector, particularly the audit of portfolio companies and family-owned businesses. As Head of the Private Equity Audit Sector, she is part of KPMG’s Private Equity Leadership team in Germany and leads the Germany-wide Private Equity Audit Group. In recent years, she has advised numerous portfolio companies from various private equity firms throughout the entire private equity holding cycle. As a result, she has extensive experience with the issues that are particularly relevant to companies following acquisition by a private equity investor, such as corporate carve-outs, disposals by owner families and other complex transaction and transformation scenarios. Katharina Böhm combines in-depth audit experience with a clear understanding of the requirements of investors, management and owner-managed companies. She is a chartered accountant and tax adviser and holds a Master of Science from the University of Mannheim.