ATLANTA, Sept. 10, 2024 – Bennett Thrasher, a nationally acclaimed full-service accounting and advisory firm headquartered in Atlanta, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Moyer as its midwest business development leader for Transaction Advisory Services (TAS). In this role, Moyer will be fundamental in enhancing the TAS practice’s go-to-market strategy, and specifically focused on expanding the firm’s reach with private equity and strategic investors in the Midwest.
Moyer has a unique background in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) sector. He previously served as a partner and TAS practice leader at SAX LLP, a top 100 public accounting firm. In this role, Moyer was charged with overall practice development strategy and delivery of client related services. He advised private equity and corporate clients on financial and operational due diligence engagements, performance improvement initiatives and turnaround and restructuring mandates.
Moyer also spent time at EY-Parthenon in the Transaction Strategy & Execution group. In that capacity, Moyer mainly advised on sell and separate engagements where he executed on preparation, readiness, and diligence on carve-outs, spin-offs, and divestitures for leading private equity firms and blue-chip strategic clients. Moyer also has hands-on M&A experience working in-house on the deal team at a large public company as well as in a family office setting, holding roles in corporate development at Paychex and on the investment team at Simon Group Holdings.
“What excited me the most about joining Bennett Thrasher was the entrepreneurial spirit of the team, the uniqueness of their go-to-market motion, and a value proposition that I know would resonate well in the deal community,” said Kevin Moyer, midwest business development leader at Bennett Thrasher. “The team here has a playbook that works. I look forward to leveraging what the team at Bennett Thrasher has built across my extensive network to hypercharge the growth trajectory of this practice and put my stamp on taking this service offering to the next level.”
Bennett Thrasher Leadership Sees Exponential TAS Practice Growth Under Moyer’s Guidance:
“The growth of our TAS practice has been explosive over the last few years,” said Vijay Vaswani, national TAS practice leader at Bennett Thrasher. “Even in what many would consider a down market in 2023 and continuing into 2024, our TAS team continued to thrive as our revenue grew almost 40% year-over-year and the same trend is continuing thus far this year. That’s a true testament to the high touch service delivery our professionals provide and the intentional relationships our leaders have built with our clients and referral sources. We have a unique value proposition that resonates in the market. With Kevin’s background as a former TAS professional – as well as a past consumer of the service during his time in corporate development and with a family office – he is in a great position to demonstrate across his extensive deal network how the TAS practice at Bennett Thrasher stands out and is a true disruptor in the market.”
“As our firm continues to scale, we need to add more playmakers to our business development function that can help us grab market share in various service lines and targeted geographies,” states Michael Hoover, chief growth & strategy officer at Bennett Thrasher. “Kevin has a great pedigree to help our TAS practice double down on the success experienced over the last few years and make an even more aggressive push into select markets.” “We have had a great track record with lead generation in TAS turning into cross selling opportunities for other practice areas at the firm,” said John Cummings, lead business development partner at Bennett Thrasher. “It only makes sense for us to start our expansion of dedicated business development professionals for specific service lines at the firm with our TAS practice as tip of the spear.”
Moyer will continue to cultivate Bennett Thrasher’s TAS practice and build on its unique and valuable perspective in the industry and beyond.
About Bennett Thrasher
For more than four decades, Bennett Thrasher has provided businesses and individuals with strategic business guidance and solutions through professional tax, audit, advisory and outsourcing services. Our bold curiosity is at the heart of everything we do. Whether you’re a client or an associate, we help transform your vision into unprecedented success. Our approach has catapulted us into the ranks of the largest and fastest growing public accounting and advisory firms. Bennett Thrasher operates globally from our headquarters in Atlanta and is committed to diversity and the communities we serve. To learn more about Bennett Thrasher, visit us at www.btcpa.net.
