
Principal - Head of Advisory, KPMG
Shiluka has over 30 years of industry experience with 25 years of experience with KPMG and served as the Engagement Partner / Director in numerous advisory engagements ranging from business valuations, financial due diligences, private placements, restructuring and mergers for companies in varied industries.
Shiluka has led engagement teams in separate valuation engagements for three listed banking entities in Sri Lanka and a further series of valuations for leasing and financial services sector companies. He has led engagement teams in the conduct of due diligences for an overseas acquisition of a financial services company in Sri Lanka, a due diligence for an inbound investment into a banking entity in Sri Lanka and advised on the structuring of capital in relation to the setting up of an Insurance company in Sri Lanka.
From 2005 to 2011, Shiluka served in the Mergers and Acquisitions team of a multinational, Fortune 500 company in the Middle East for a six-year term where he was involved in a number of strategic acquisitions for the group. During his tenure, Shiluka was responsible for identifying viable business opportunities, evaluating and advising on due diligence, valuation and transaction structuring, presenting the financial aspects of the business case to the Executive Management and Board, and involvement in the negotiation and closing process of transactions.
Shiluka has carried out transaction and corporate finance related assignments and projects in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Netherlands, China, Turkey, Algeria, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Dubai, Iran, India and the Maldives.
Led the team that advised in a number of privatizations and restructuring engagements for several key State institutions in Sri Lanka, served as a key resource person in an advisory assignment involving the entry strategy for a multinational oil corporation in its entry to the petroleum and gas market in Sri Lanka also led the due diligence for the divestment of a multinational financial services entity.