Prime Highlights:

• Hurst has strengthened its teams by hiring two experienced professionals.
• The move reflects the firm’s ongoing growth and focus on expanding its core services.

Key Facts:

• Liam Victoros has joined as an associate manager in the business services team.
• Abigail Kelly has joined as a manager in the corporate finance division.

Background:

Hurst has hired two professionals to grow its corporate finance and business services teams.

Liam Victoros has joined as an associate manager, and Abigail Kelly as a corporate finance manager. Both have moved from London and bring experience from larger firms and work with high-value clients.

Victoros joins from Saffery, where he worked as a senior auditor. During his time there, he focused on clients in the film, television and video games sectors. In his new role, he will support Hurst’s largest division, which delivers audit, compliance, advisory, outsourcing and business planning services to a wide range of clients.

Meanwhile, Kelly has moved from Cavendish, where she served as an associate director in corporate finance. She has experience in regulatory advisory and deal-related work, including public-to-private deals, IPOs, acquisitions and fundraising. In her role, she will advise business owners and entrepreneurs on financial decisions.

Hurst’s corporate finance team works closely with its tax, digital and business services divisions to support clients across transactions, debt funding and private equity investments. The firm said the new appointments will strengthen its ability to deliver integrated advisory services.

Commenting on the hires, partner and practice development director Simon Brownbill said the new recruits add valuable experience from the London market. He noted that their arrival reflects the firm’s ability to attract high-calibre professionals as it continues to expand.

The appointments come shortly after Dains acquired Hurst as part of its broader expansion into the North West. Under the deal, Hurst’s existing leadership team remains in place to guide future growth.

With these hires, Hurst shows it is growing and focusing on improving its main services while building on recent plans.