NEW YORK, NY – February 9, 2026 – KPMG LLP, a leading professional services firm, today announced a strategic move to enhance its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities by welcoming the founders and employees of PrivateBlok, a leading AI development platform. This transaction expands KPMG’s existing AI talent pool and builds on KPMG’s strong track record of integrating innovative generative AI capabilities directly into KPMG’s offerings through platforms such as KPMG workbench, KPMG Claire And KPMG Digital Gateway.
The addition of the PrivateBlok team’s expert talent will continue to expand KPMG’s capabilities in creating native AI products. This is part of KPMG’s overall efforts to improve client outcomes, foster a culture of innovation and drive strategic investments. The new team will focus on developing AI-driven products, enabling persistent services through software-based business models and advancing customer offerings.
“The addition of the PrivateBlok team means KPMG will be able to create AI-driven products that deliver greater value to our clients – and support them for the long term,” said Patrick Ryan, National Managing Partner, Strategy and Markets Consulting. “It’s about speed and impact: world-class multi-agent expertise within KPMG so clients achieve better results sooner. »
“We are excited to join KPMG to help combine KPMG’s industry expertise with practical AI agents to solve real-world client problems (finance, change, diligence) now,” said Sachin Manchanda, CEO of PrivateBlok. “Our dedicated AI product team will turn ideas into scalable, customer-ready tools,” added Dimple Sadhwani, Head of AI, Technology and Operations at PrivateBlok.
PrivateBlok is recognized as the developer of a configurable multi-agent system that integrates public and proprietary data into a secure knowledge base with AI-driven co-pilot capabilities, enabling businesses to improve efficiency, gain deeper insights and make smarter decisions throughout the investment lifecycle. Novistra Capital served as exclusive financial advisor to PrivateBlok.
KPMG currently offers a suite of AI tools and agents that leverage the firm’s deep industry and functional expertise to solve immediate client challenges in areas such as finance, change management and diligence. With the addition of the talented PrivateBlok team, KPMG expands its ability to offer its clients multi-model agent layer capabilities. The team will also support KPMG’s ongoing efforts to create multi-agent systems that seamlessly integrate agents into the way our people work.
“KPMG develops trusted, native AI solutions across the firm and provides industry-leading services to our clients,” said Rob Fisher, vice president of KPMG Advisory. “We integrate AI into everything we do to create value for our customers and deliver enriching experiences for our people.
This strategic effort reaffirms KPMG’s commitment to responsible AI innovation and its focus on providing practical and reliable solutions to support clients in their rapid technological evolution.
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