City Moves for 23 June 2014 | Who’s switching jobs June 23, 2014 Canaccord Genuity The wealth management firm and investment bank has appointed Guy Marks as a managing director in business services in its London-based investment banking team. He previously worked at JP Morgan Cazenove, where he was most recently in its UK corporate finance team. TSB Desmond McDaid has been appointed head of savings at the [...]
City Moves for 09 June 2014 | Who’s switching jobs June 9, 2014 Allen & Overy The law firm has hired Maria Darby-Walker as global head of communications. For the past nine years, Darby-Walker has acted as an independent communications consultant, and was most recently interim head of internal and external relations at the Financial Conduct Authority. KPMG The professional services firm has announced the appointment of Julie [...]
RSM Tenon sold to Baker Tilly in pre-pack deal August 22, 2013 RSM TENON was pushed into administration yesterday as its main lender and eventual buyer Baker Tilly failed to strike a deal for a solvent takeover. The UK’s only listed accountancy firm, which had already warned investors that its shares were worthless, called in Deloitte to arrange the pre-pack administration. Baker Tilly will close its deal [...]
Accountant RSM Tenon enters administration as part of sale to Baker Tilly August 22, 2013 Accountant RSM Tenon has entered administration as Baker Tilly is soon to acquire the firm's trading entitites (release) Given the scale of its debt the firm has had little choice but to declare itself insolvent, with three insolvency practitioners at Deloitte LLP appointed as joint administrators to the firm this morning. Immediately following their appointment, [...]
City Moves for 16 May 2014 | Who’s switching jobs May 15, 2014 Fujitsu The technology company has announced the appointment of Michael Keegan as head of UK and Ireland. He has previously held senior leadership roles at Magex, MasterCard, Royal Mail Group and NatWest. KPMG The professional services firm has made four senior appointments to its cyber security practice. Phillip Hodgins has over 12 years’ experience helping executives [...]
Any Other Business – 19/02 February 19, 2014 IT WAS flotation madness yesterday as we saw games whizz King, bargain retailer Poundland, and Danish business services firm ISS file for their IPOs. But there was a backstory to King and ISS’s flotations that raised a few smiles in the City. As we reported back in October, financial PR group Powerscourt lost its client King [...]
City Moves for 25 April 2014 | Who’s switching jobs April 24, 2014 Mayfair Capital The investment management company has hired Gill Roantree as chief operating officer. She joins from Schroder Property, where she was head of investment support. Towers Watson The professional services business has appointed Scott Robinson as UK head of its life insurance practice. He joined in 1997, and was most recently head of its Manchester [...]
Baker Tilly talks to RSM Tenon about below-market-value bid July 25, 2013 ACCOUNTANCY group Baker Tilly has approached its listed rival RSM Tenon about a potential takeover, the firms said yesterday. RSM Tenon, which was hit by a profit warning and an investigation into errors in its own accounts last year, said talks were at an early stage. “Given the level of debt within the company, any [...]
City Moves for 10 April 2014 | Who’s switching jobs April 9, 2014 Baker Tilly The law firm has announced the appointment of Adam King as head of tax in its Milton Keynes office. He joined in 1999, and specialises in exit and succession planning, profit extraction, capital allowances, and R&D tax credits. KPMG The professional services firm has made two appointments. John Cox joins as a partner in [...]
City Moves for 07 April 2014 | Who’s switching jobs April 7, 2014 Carmignac Gestion The asset management firm has appointed Keith Ney as sole portfolio manager of the European bond fund Carmignac Securite. He joined in 2006 from Fincapital, where he was a European equities analyst. Duff & Phelps The corporate finance advisory firm has appointed two managing directors to its global restructuring practice. Steve Billot joins [...]