June 1st, 2021 Press Release

Kingswood LLP announces two new partners

Kingswood LLP (“Kingswood”) is delighted to announce the appointment of Rick Behan and Richard Massing as Partners from 1 June 2021.

Rick Behan joins Kingswood after a hugely successful career as a Partner with Blick Rothenberg (and formally Shelly Stock Hutter) where he ran a large client portfolio of owner managed businesses across a wide range of sectors. Rick will lead the firm in delivering on a full suite of services including statutory audit, corporate tax advisory, corporate structuring, personal tax and remuneration planning. Rick specialises in working with SMEs delivering bespoke outsourced solutions to help business owners get the right management information and facilitate strong financial governance. Rick qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Manchester in 2007.

Richard Massing joins to lead the Corporate Finance offering from PwC, where he was a Director in their Deals business advising a wide range of clients through M&A processes and other transaction related activities. Richard specialises in helping businesses prepare for transaction processes (be that buying, selling or refinancing); general corporate finance advice; and due diligence. Richard qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2012 working with owner-managed businesses in PwC’s mid-tier assurance business.

Jonathan Massing (Managing Partner) says: “Rick and Richard together bring a unique set of market-leading skills and an enhanced proposition for our clients. Alongside Kingswood’s investment fund (KPFLP), we are well placed to bring our clients a unique proposition of capital raising opportunities, corporate finance services and the more traditional suite of accounting and professional services. The entire team at Coldbath Square look forward to welcoming Rick and Richard and are hugely excited about the next chapter of Kingswood’s journey.”

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