Kingston Smith acquires boutique firm
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Kingston Smith acquires boutique firm

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Kingston Smith acquires boutique firm

The top 20 firm has acquired Anderson & Pennington, a firm that specialises in media entertainment across the theatre, music, film and television indu...

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Kingston Smith liquidators to distribute millions to Bond International Software PLC members
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Kingston Smith liquidators to distribute millions to Bond International Sof...

7y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Kingston Smith liquidators to distribute millions ...

AIM-listed Bond International Software has had Kingston Smith and Partners appointed as liquidators. Read More...

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Two corporate finance directors promoted at Kingston Smith
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Two corporate finance directors promoted at Kingston Smith

7y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Two corporate finance directors promoted at Kingst...

Kingston Smith has announced the promotion of James Moggeridge and Nick Thompson to directors Read More...

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Kingston Smith recruit not for profit partner from BDO
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Kingston Smith recruit not for profit partner from BDO

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Kingston Smith recruit not for profit partner from...

Andrew Stickland joins Kingston Smith as a partner in its not for profit team from BDO Read More...

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Kingston Smith appoints new insolvency partner
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Kingston Smith appoints new insolvency partner

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Kingston Smith appoints new insolvency partner

Corporate recovery and insolvency arm of top 20 accountants Kingston Smith appoints Michael Healy as a partner Read More...

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New head of not-for-profit at Kingston Smith
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New head of not-for-profit at Kingston Smith

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

New head of not-for-profit at Kingston Smith

Neil Finlayson will head up top 20 Kingston Smith's NFP operation, having joined the firm in 2001 Read More...

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Best Practice: Maureen Penfold of Kingston Smith
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Best Practice: Maureen Penfold of Kingston Smith

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Best Practice: Maureen Penfold of Kingston Smith

Penfold now helps run the £44m turnover company and that position will be further cemented when predecessor Julie Walsh retires at the end of the mont...

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KS International and Morison International merge to create $1bn association
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KS International and Morison International merge to create $1bn association

8y Richard Crump , Writer

KS International and Morison International merge t...

Morison KSi will have 1,201 partners, 8,990 professional staff across 375 offices in 88 countries Read More...

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Leader: Kids Company report delivers grim verdict on value of advisers
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Leader: Kids Company report delivers grim verdict on value of advisers

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Leader: Kids Company report delivers grim verdict ...

Kids Company collapse offers salutary lesson about the use of professional advisers. Their partial assurances obscured more than they revealed Read Mo...

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Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'scale of risk' carried by Kids Company
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Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'scale of risk' carried by K...

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'sc...

PwC, PKF Littlejohn and Kingston Smith failed to report the scale of risk carried by chairty Kids Company prior to its collapse into adminsitration Re...

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Kingston Smith appoints Maureen Penfold as new managing partner
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Kingston Smith appoints Maureen Penfold as new managing partner

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Kingston Smith appoints Maureen Penfold as new man...

Julie Walsh steps down from her role as part of the firm's succession plan prior to her retirement in April Read More...

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Audit - too narrow a tool for effective financial oversight of Kids Company
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Audit - too narrow a tool for effective financial oversight of Kids Company

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Audit - too narrow a tool for effective financial ...

Firms' narrow interpretation of their albeit narrow briefs prove a source of genuine frustration to the committee's politicians Read More...

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Politicians lambast accounting firms over Kids Company collapse
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Politicians lambast accounting firms over Kids Company collapse

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Politicians lambast accounting firms over Kids Com...

Bernard Jenkin MP, brands the failure "a collective passing of the buck which I am rather uncomfortable with." Read More...

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Kingston Smith to expand legal services with SRA licence
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Kingston Smith to expand legal services with SRA licence

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Kingston Smith to expand legal services with SRA l...

Top 20 firm licenced to go legal, as it looks to offer broader range of services to clients Read More...

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Kingston Smith bolsters tax team with partner hire
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Kingston Smith bolsters tax team with partner hire

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Kingston Smith bolsters tax team with partner hire

Mark Fielden makes switch from Grant Thornton Read More...

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Kingston Smith & Partners appoints licensed IP
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Kingston Smith & Partners appoints licensed IP

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Kingston Smith & Partners appoints licensed IP

IP specialising in investigations and contentious insolvencies joins Kingston Smith & Partners Read More...

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Kingston Smith boosts teams with partner appointments
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Kingston Smith boosts teams with partner appointments

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Kingston Smith boosts teams with partner appointme...

Managing partner Julie Walsh welcomes three new partners to Kingston Smith Read More...

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Rowland takes Kingston Smith partner role
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Rowland takes Kingston Smith partner role

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Rowland takes Kingston Smith partner role

Lynne Rowland joins Kingston Smith's private client team Read More...

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Kingston Smith liquidators called to Lily Allen-founded business
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Kingston Smith liquidators called to Lily Allen-founded business

10y Rachael Singh , Writer

Kingston Smith liquidators called to Lily Allen-fo...

Lucy in Disguise enters liquidation with £845,000 debts Read More...

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Mike Hayes promoted to Kingston Smith partner
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Mike Hayes promoted to Kingston Smith partner

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Mike Hayes promoted to Kingston Smith partner

Tax specialist Hayes promoted to partner, from principal, at Kingston Smith Read More...

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Liquidators used for first time by SOCA to collect tax
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Liquidators used for first time by SOCA to collect tax

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Liquidators used for first time by SOCA to collect...

Kingston Smith partner Ian Defty called in by SOCA to help collect £1.7m in tax Read More...

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Kingston Smith administrator saves 153 jobs
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Kingston Smith administrator saves 153 jobs

12y Rachael Singh , Writer

Kingston Smith administrator saves 153 jobs

Administrator sells family business back to management Read More...

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Xero to triple UK operations in the next year
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Xero to triple UK operations in the next year

12y Rachael Singh , Writer

Xero to triple UK operations in the next year

Buoyant UK accountancy market sees online accountancy IT provder for practices bolster operations Read More...

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Kingston Smith administrators called to Shoon
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Kingston Smith administrators called to Shoon

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Kingston Smith administrators called to Shoon

Ian Robert, insolvency partner at Kingston Smith is named administrator Read More...

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Corporate finance teams cash in on mid-market M&A recovery
Corporate Finance

Corporate finance teams cash in on mid-market M&A recovery

12y Nick Huber , Writer

Corporate finance teams cash in on mid-market M&am...

Corporate finance teams report steady growth in parts of the M&A market, but deals are taking longer to complete Read More...

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Moshi Moshi calls in Kingston Smith administrators
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Moshi Moshi calls in Kingston Smith administrators

12y Rachael Singh , Writer

Moshi Moshi calls in Kingston Smith administrators

Administrators are appointed to pioneering sushi restaurant as 'internal difficulties' divide the business Read More...

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Kingston Smith recruits MacIntyre Hudson IP
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Kingston Smith recruits MacIntyre Hudson IP

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

Kingston Smith recruits MacIntyre Hudson IP

Insolvency practitioner Brian Baker leaves MacIntyre Hudson for a similar role at Kingston Smith Read More...

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