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Moore Kingston Smith has announced the promotion of Dave Coates to partner as well as nine director appointments.
Coates is a corporate and business tax team partner, specialising in providing guidance to owner-managed businesses.
His extensive experience includes mergers and acquisitions transactions with a particular focus on tax due diligence services.
The firm also announced four internal director promotions: Matt McRae in the corporate finance team and Puja Maini, Danna Lukic and Callum Gritt in the general practice team.
These are in addition to five directors appointed in recent months, including David Byrne in R&D, Yu Loong Chan in general practice, and James Amos, Alex Jenkins and Kelly Ricketts in the tax teams.
Coates said: “It is an honour to become partner, particularly at such an exciting time for the firm following the recent investment from Waterland. This marks a career milestone and celebrates the culture of ongoing learning and progression we have here, and I look forward to continuing our journey of success and growth together.”
Maureen Penfold, managing partner, added: “I’m delighted to see Dave become a partner, which is a testament to his exceptional expertise, and the dedication and commitment he affords his clients. It’s always wonderful to see and champion the achievements of our talented people.
“Our latest appointments both reflect the firm’s continued growth and recognise the exceptional service and first-class solutions the senior people leading our teams provide for our valued clients.”
These appointments follow Moore Kingston Smith’s investment from European PE house Waterland.
