People: Springboard Corporate Finance; Bevan Brittan; Evelyn Partners; Digital Glue
Corporate finance advisor Springboard Corporate Finance has recruited Matt Wong as assistant director to its team.
Wong will work across the full range of Springboard’s M&A offerings. Most recently, he worked in investment banking at Zeus advising both publicly listed and financial sponsors on IPOs and buy-side assignments.
Wong graduated from the University of Buffalo in the USA with a BA in Economics and has a MSc in Investment Analysis from Aston University.
Prior to Zeus, he worked at Grant Thornton in the corporate finance team advising on buy and sell-side assignments.
Springboard partner Simon Ward said: “We are delighted to have attracted Matt to Springboard and welcome him to the team. We continue to invest in high quality talent, to continue providing the best service we can to our clients across the owner managed and private equity markets.”
Wong added: “I am really pleased to be joining the Springboard team – I am hugely impressed by their ambition and culture.”
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Lauren Halliday
Law firm Bevan Brittan has promoted six staff in its Birmingham office.
The promotions include two new partners, a legal director, two senior associates and an associate across the firm’s Commercial & Infrastructure, Clinical Risk, and Litigation, Advisory & Regulatory teams.
Bevan Brittan’s managing partner Duncan Weir said: “There is no denying that economic pressures this year have created challenges and uncertainty, but yet again we have risen to the challenge. These promotions recognise the significant contributions that these colleagues have made to our business. Together with our wider teams, including the new recruits who have joined us over the past 12 months, these promotions will help to provide the strength and depth that we need to achieve our ambitious targets and drive the business forward over the coming year.”
Rebecca Pendlebury, head of Bevan Brittan’s Birmingham office, added: “It is an exciting time for our Birmingham office. These well-deserved promotions come just as we prepare to move into larger premises in the city and we’re welcoming on board some fantastic new clients and team members. This promotions round also includes individuals who started at the firm as trainees and that reflects the excellent career development opportunities that we offer.
“Congratulations to everyone who has been promoted and thank you for everything you do to support our clients and make Bevan Brittan a great place to work.”
James Gutteridge
The promotions build on 31 senior lateral hires, including four new partners, who have joined the business in the last 12 months as the firm worked towards achieving its tenth consecutive year of revenue and profit growth in the 22/23 financial year.
Bevan Brittan’s 2023 promotions in Birmingham are:
Salaried Partner
Lauren Halliday, Clinical Risk
James Gutteridge, Litigation, Advisory & Regulatory
Legal Director
Helena Morrissey, Litigation, Advisory & Regulatory
Senior Associate
Elena Goodfellow, Clinical Risk
Catherine Turpin, Litigation, Advisory & Regulatory
Associate
Carrie Davies, Commercial & Infrastructure
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Evelyn Partners, the wealth management and professional services firm, is building its presence in the West Midlands with the appointment of a new financial planner to its Birmingham office.
Nick Hathaway is a chartered financial planner and joins from Jerroms Financial Planning, where he has worked since 2018 and where retirement planning and NHS pension work with senior clinicians were areas of specialism.
He started his financial services career in investment management with EFG Harris Allday before a transition to financial planning, and received the “Most Meritorious” award from the Birmingham Insurance Institute for both completion of the Diploma in 2020 and Advanced Diploma in 2022, of which there is only one recipient each year.
Hathway has been hired to help facilitate the growth of the Birmingham office. Working with both our professional services colleagues in Birmingham, and some external professional services firms (particularly law practices), Evelyn Partners is seeing a growing demand for our expertise as our reputation, presence and brand continue to build across the West Midlands.
Niraj Vyas, managing partner at Evelyn Partners’ Birmingham office, comments: “We’re delighted that Nick has chosen to join Evelyn Partners, especially at a particularly exciting time for our business in the Midlands. As demand for our services continues to grow, Nick is a welcome high-quality addition to the team who shares our values and commitment to providing clients with an exceptional and attentive experience.”
Hathaway added: “It’s very exciting to have joined such a prestigious and well-regarded organisation, where colleagues collaborate across all disciplines – financial planning, investment management and professional services. The positive impact the unique Evelyn Partners proposition can have for clients is unrivalled and I look forward to being part of the business during such a dynamic period of growth and activity.”
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Birmingham marketing agency Digital Glue has promoted three of the team to heads of department.
Anika Shah, the new head of communications, has almost five years of experience with Digital Glue, and over a decade of business experience, including running her own events management company.
Bringing more than a decade of expertise and specialisation in digital marketing, Tony Illias has also been a part of Digital Glue for almost five years.
He takes on the role of head of digital.
Fabiano Carvalho has been a software developer for over 20 years. He brings a wealth of experience with him as he steps up to head of web development after two years with the company.
