Press Releases
28 September 2011
Top 25 accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy and leading Amersham firm Casey Lester announce merger
Top 25 accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers and leading Amersham chartered accountancy firm Casey Lester are pleased to announce their merger, operating in Amersham as Wilkins Kennedy (incorporating Casey Lester) as of 1st September 2011.
The entire seven strong staff at Casey Lester has joined Wilkins Kennedy, including Casey Lester partner Tony Healey who joins the firm as a partner, and Casey Lester founding partner Harvey Tish, who continues to work at Wilkins Kennedy in a consultancy capacity.
Tony Healey, partner at Casey Lester, says,
“The merger with top 25 UK chartered accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy offers many synergies, and our staff will continue to offer our valued clients a distinct, personal service. Clients will be able to benefit enormously from a much wider range of business services, including: corporate finance, access to in-house tax and other specialists and an array of other facilities. As part of a larger firm, we feel we will be better placed to meet their future requirements as growing organisations much more effectively.”
L-R: Stephen Grant and Tony Healey
Stephen Grant, Managing Partner of Wilkins Kennedy’s Amersham office, says,
“We are delighted to announce the merger with Casey Lester, a well respected, like-minded practice, serving a broad range of clients and placing customer service at the forefront. The merger will greatly benefit the diverse portfolio of existing Casey Lester clients, all of which will be able to take advantage of the broader range of services offered by a top 25 UK chartered accountancy firm. We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new colleagues and their clients and we look forward to working together.”
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Notes to Editors:
Wilkins Kennedy was established in 1882 and has grown to become one of the UK’s top 25 firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers with a turnover of £27 million.
The firm has 56 partners and almost 400 staff in twelve offices across the South of England.
