Friend appoints Goldstein as chairman
Birmingham-based accountants and business advisers Friend has appointed property expert Stephen Goldstein as chairman of its Corporate Finance division. Goldstein is currently chairman of a French leisure group in the hotel and golf course sector and will bring “immeasurable” experience to the table, said corporate finance partner Denise Friend.
Property entrepreneur Goldstein also founded surveying practices Alexander Stevens and Stephens McBride, and is a former chairman of the Jewellery Quarter Urban Renewal.
Goldstein has 30 years’ experience of advising private equity investors on property strategy and property finance.
Denise Friend said: “Stephen’s skills, experience and approach are a superb fit with our strategy of strengthening the Friend LLP advisory team and sustaining ongoing growth in both domestic and international markets.
"He brings immeasurable experience of property finance work combined with a 'hands-on' approach that sits very nicely with the partner-led style at Friend LLP. We are confident that Stephen will add substantial value to our clients and their businesses."
