Dr. Howard E. Johnson DBA, FCPA, FCA, FCMA, FCBV, CPA, CFA, ASA, CF, C.Dir

Kroll Corporate Finance Canada, whose Canadian M&A advisory practice is led by Managing Director Dr. Howard E. Johnson, has been named International Mid-Market M&A Advisory Firm of the Year in Canada at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards. The recognition reflects the strength of the firm's mergers and acquisitions offering and the depth of expertise that Dr Johnson brings to advising business owners, executives and corporate boards on their most significant transactions.

Operating from Toronto, Dr Johnson serves as Head of Canadian M&A Advisory and country leader for the practice. His work centres on advising owners, executives and boards on acquisitions and divestitures, and his practice encompasses acquisitions, divestitures, financing, fairness opinions and shareholder value matters. Over a career spanning more than two decades he has executed transactions across a range of industries, including consumer products, industrial services and technology, giving the firm's clients access to sector experience alongside deep transactional capability. His particular focus on business owners and privately held companies aligns closely with the mid-market segment in which the firm has been recognised.

Dr Johnson holds an exceptional array of professional credentials that reflect the breadth of his expertise across finance, accounting, valuation and governance. His designations include DBA, FCPA, FCA, FCMA, FCBV, CPA, CFA, ASA, CF and C.Dir, a combination that spans chartered professional accountancy, chartered business valuation, financial analysis and corporate directorship. His academic background is equally substantial, comprising a Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia University, a graduate diploma from McGill University, an MBA from McMaster University and a Doctor of Business Administration from William Howard Taft University.

He is also a recognised author on corporate finance and valuation. His published works, produced through the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, include titles on shareholder value, strategic acquisitions and business valuation, as well as the book Selling a Private Company. This body of writing has made him a reference point for practitioners and business owners alike, and reinforces the advisory authority he brings to individual mandates. The combination of scholarship and hands-on transactional experience is comparatively rare and gives clients confidence that the advice they receive is grounded in both principle and practice.

As part of Kroll, the firm's Canadian M&A practice can draw on a global platform of financial and risk advisory services, supporting clients whose transactions increasingly cross borders. Under Dr Johnson's leadership the practice pairs that international reach with a focused understanding of the Canadian mid-market and of the owners and boards who drive it. The 2024 Corporate INTL Global Award recognises Kroll Corporate Finance Canada as a leading mid-market M&A adviser and celebrates the expertise, judgement and standing that Dr Johnson contributes to its work.