{"id":2137480,"date":"2025-04-09T16:02:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T15:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/yorkshire\/?p=2137480"},"modified":"2025-04-09T16:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T15:02:42","slug":"kr8-advisory-launches-leeds-office-with-senior-hire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/yorkshire\/news\/2137480-kr8-advisory-launches-leeds-office-with-senior-hire","title":{"rendered":"KR8 Advisory launches Leeds office with senior hire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">KR8 Advisory has opened a Leeds office as part of its national expansion plans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The restructuring firm, which launched earlier this year in Manchester and London, has appointed Rob Halliday as associate managing director who will head up the new Yorkshire office based at West Village on Wellington Street.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Halliday most recently worked for a global professional services firm, bringing more than 14 years of specialist restructuring and corporate finance experience. Working closely with clients and key stakeholders to preserve value during periods of business distress, Rob has significant special situations M&amp;A experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled at the opportunity to join KR8 at a time of sustained growth with the establishment of an office in Leeds, which is a key expansion area for both KR8 and the wider K3 Capital Group.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI look forward to being part of a dynamic advisory-led organisation, working with a talented group of colleagues to deliver high-impact solutions for our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Martin Gray, managing director at KR8, said: \u201cWe are delighted that someone of Rob\u2019s calibre is joining us at KR8 to further strengthen our market-leading and growing team.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cNot only does Rob expand our regional footprint in Leeds, the breadth of his special situations M&amp;A expertise 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