Accountancy firm boosts its partners in Birmingham after merger

ACCOUNTANCY firm PKF Cooper Parry has moved four partners over from its East Midlands offices to its new Birmingham location, which it acquired through its recent merger with Clement Keys.

The firm has appointed experienced corporate finance partner Andy Parker, tax partner Ivan Wilcox and audit partners Danny Parker and Paul Rowley to its West Midlands operation.
 
They will work alongside the four former Clement Keys partners Ross Cocker, Joe Bates, Gavin Whitehouse and Simon Atkins and will be based at the firm’s Edgbaston office.

Chief executive Ade Cheatham said: “Following our merger with Clement Keys in January, we are now the largest independent firm in the region and have added a strong team of experienced and passionate partners working out of our Birmingham office.
 
“The new partners have a huge amount of experience and expertise across a variety of disciplines.”

The firm said the appointments would enable it to broaden its reach across the West Midlands and enhance its offering across a number of core areas. This includes the introduction of a corporate finance and restructuring team, as well as a wealth management team and IT consultancy.

The latest appointments form part of the firm’s strategy to increase revenues in Birmingham to £15m over the next two years, while its broader aim was to double turnover across the whole firm in the next two years, with the creation of up to 100 new jobs.
 
The recent merger with Clement Keys has created a £30m turnover group with a 350-strong workforce spanning the Midlands.