Professional services firm KPMG UK has made three senior appointments within its Transaction Services team in the North of England.
Partners James Kergon and Nick Taylor will lead the firm’s North Transaction Services team and Jake Williams has been promoted to Transaction Services Director. The team will also be welcoming Siobhan Dunne back into her role as Associate Director following a period of maternity leave.
James Kergon was previously the senior partner for KPMG in Scotland and led the firm’s Deal Advisory business there. During his 24-year tenure at KPMG, he has advised on a wide variety of transactions for both UK-based and international corporates and private equity clients across a broad range of sectors. In his new post, he has relocated to Leeds and will lead KPMG’s Transaction Services team in the Yorkshire and North East region.
Nick Taylor’s appointment follows 17 years in KPMG’s Transaction Services team, supporting clients across various sectors on M&A transactions. In his new role, Nick will relocate to Manchester from the Midlands, where he ran KPMG’s Transaction Services team for the last four years, and lead the team in the North West.
Leeds-based Jake Williams has nearly a decade of experience working in KPMG’s Business Services Deals team. In his role as Transaction Services Director, he will continue to provide transactional support to clients across the North of England.
The appointments follow a busy period for the North’s Transaction Services team, which has supported on more than 50 transactions over the last 12 months. Notable examples include Goldman Sach’s investment into Adler & Allan, Kitwave Plc’s acquisition of Total foodservice and Creed Catering Supplies, Sale of 55 Group to LDC, the management buy-out of A-SAFE UK backed by IK Partners and Twinkl’s minority sale to Vitruvian Partners.
James Kergon, North Transaction Services Team Lead at KPMG UK, said: “We ended 2024 with greater economic and political certainty, giving business leaders and investors across the North of England a more stable environment on which to achieve their growth objectives.
“I’m looking forward to working with Chris, Nick & Jake and the fantastic team we have here as we continue to build our on the ground presence and support for businesses looking to pursue M&A activity in the year ahead.”
Phil Murden, Yorkshire Office Senior Partner at KPMG UK, said: “Nick, James and Jake’s appointments come at an exciting time for KPMG’s transaction services team in the North of England. Their skills and experience will help us to meet the rising demand that we are seeing in the Deals market across Yorkshire and the North East.”
