Frenkel Topping, the specialist advice firm focusing on personal injury and clinical negligence cases, has acquired Chester-based cost consultants North West Law Services Limited (NWL) for £2.75m and revealed that profits for 2023 climbed by almost a third.

Acquisitive South Coast-based wealth manager and financial adviser Skerritts has acquired £230m AUM Financial Planning firm Chadwick McLean, which is based in Chester.

Close Brothers Asset Management has opened a new office in Chester to expand its services to local HNW clients and provide more space for its Financial Planners, investment managers and support staff.

Beaufort Financial, the growing Financial Planning and wealth management business, has revealed that Alchemy Advisory Services will join the group and rebrand as Beaufort Financial (St Asaph & Chester).