Moves and Promotions — 29 September, 2025

Moves and promotions at Kirkland & Ellis, Grant Thornton, FRP Advisory, and more.

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Flint Bishop has acquired Lupton Fawcett. Read more.

Promotions

  • Ken Au has been promoted to Partner in the Restructuring Group at Kirkland & Ellis.

  • Callum Slack has been promoted to Manager, Insolvency and Asset Recovery at Grant Thornton.

  • Nathan Bellingham (Birmingham) and Elliot Kirkpatrick (Manchester) have been promoted to Restructuring Advisory Associates at RSM.

  • Luca Perryman has been promoted to Executive within the Financial Restructuring team at EY-Parthenon.

Moves

  • Hayley Watson has joined FRP Advisory in Norwich as an Appointment Taking Director. She joins from McTear Williams & Wood, where she spent 20 years. Read more.

  • Michelle Waugh has joined Begbies Traynor Group in Glasgow as an Insolvency Manager. Michelle was previously with Johnston Carmichael.

  • Dan Richardson has joined MHA as a Junior Restructuring & Recovery Administrator. Dan was previously with FRP Advisory.

  • Jude Heath has joined AlixPartners as a Turnaround and Restructuring Consultant. Jude had his internship at Quantuma.

  • Charlotte Burkert has joined Ellisons as a Solicitor in the Insolvency Team. Charlotte was previously with Barker Gotelee Solicitors.