Sussex-based private equity firm Cow Corner Investing has merged two Brighton-based financial advice firms it has acquired into one business with £1.5bn of assets.

Expanding South Coast-based wealth manager and adviser firm Skerritts Group has acquired Horsham-based Financial Planner Mercier Allen & Associates.

Financial Planning and wealth management firm Evelyn Partners has opened a new office in Brighton.

London-based wealth manager and Financial Planner EQ Investors is opening a new office in central Brighton, at Citibase in the Round Hill area of the city.