Background
In addition to leading our Technical Accounting and IPO/SPAC services, Karo has over 30 years of experience in auditing and consulting and has deep knowledge and experience in financial instruments, revenue recognition, including multiple ASC 606 and ASC 842 projects, complex equity transactions, leases, business combinations and variable interest entities (VIEs). He is a CPA and member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of United Kingdom. Karo also holds a PhD in accounting and auditing.
Prior to starting his consulting career, Karo was at Deloitte's National Office assisting with complex accounting issues and performing quality control reviews on key clients. Before that Karo was working at Deloitte's San Jose office leading audits of clients in semiconductor, software and cleantech industries. He was member of Deloitte’s financial instruments expert team, member of Deloitte’s National team dealing with software revenue recognition issues and lead development of national software revenue recognition e-training.
Karo has assisted with over 30 IPO/SPAC projects, including an IPO in Singapore Stock Exchange under International Financial Reporting Standards. Karo has also performed number of acquisition and financing related due diligence projects.
