Hurst makes two new appointments

Hurst has made two new additions to its corporate finance and business services teams, each joining the accounting and business advisory firm from roles in London.

In corporate finance, Abigail Kelly will serve as manager, while in business services, Liam Victoros will become associate manager.

Kelly will move from her position as associate director in the corporate finance team at investment bank and advisory firm Cavendish, bringing “extensive experience” in regulatory advisory and transactional work within public-to-private takeovers, IPOs, acquisitions, fundraises and complex corporate structures.

Before Cavendish, she was at BDO, where she trained and qualified as a chartered accountant before becoming a senior auditor working in banking, alternative finance and financial services.

Victoros has stepped over from Saffery, which he joined in 2023 as a fully-qualified senior Auditor.

Last April, he was promoted to assistant manager, with a specialist focus on the audits of film, TV and video game companies.

Hurst’s corporate finance team supported by its business services, tax and digital staff, targets advising owner-managed companies and entrepreneurs on acquisitions, sales, debt funding and private equity investments with transaction values of between £5m and £30m.

The business services team, the firm’s largest with a workforce of more than 70, is responsible for audit, compliance, strategic advisory, outsourcing and business planning work for the firm’s expanding national client base.

Hurst, headquartered in Stockport, specialises in advising owner-managed businesses, private equity-backed enterprises and UK subsidiaries of overseas parent companies, serving clients such as S.J.M Concerts, Kinaxia Logistics and M&I Materials.

Hurst partner and director of practice development Simon Brownbill said: “Abigail and Liam bring valuable experience from larger firms and the London market, and their arrival further strengthens two key teams within the firm.

“Their appointments are great examples of the calibre of people we continue to attract as we grow.”