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Interactive Investor website

Abrdn in talks to buy Interactive Investor for £1.5bn 

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08 November 2021
  • Platforms
  • Interactive Investor
  • mergers
  • Abrdn

Asset manager Abrdn and consumer investment platform Interactive Investor have today both confirmed that talks are taking place which could see Abrdn acquiring Interactive Investor (ii) for £1.5bn.

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Fairstone CEO Lee Hartley

Fairstone acquires £150m Northern Ireland adviser

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03 November 2021
  • Lee Hartley
  • Fairstone
  • mergers
  • Fairstone NI
  • DBP

 

Fairstone, which incorporates one of the UK’s largest Chartered Financial Planning firms, has fully acquired its Ulster arm Fairstone NI.

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Progeny CEO Neil Moles

US private equity firm is new owner of Progeny

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29 October 2021
  • acquisition
  • Progeny
  • mergers
  • Further Global Capital Management

US-based private equity firm Further Global Capital Management is to acquire a majority stake in expanding Financial Planner Progeny for an undisclosed sum, a move which may accelerate Progeny's expansion. 

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L-R: Lee Hartley and David Thomas

Fairstone acquires Chartered Planner Chadney Bulgin

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07 October 2021
  • David Thomas
  • Lee Hartley
  • Fairstone
  • mergers
  • Chadney Bulgin
  • Martyn Griggs

Fairstone has acquired the major Southern Chartered Financial Planning group Chadney Bulgin, adding £850m in assets under management.

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Tilney S&W website

Tilney Smith & Williamson targets retiring advisers   

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06 October 2021
  • advisers
  • Succession
  • retiring
  • acquisitions
  • Tilney Smith & Williamson
  • mergers

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Tilney Smith & Williamson is targeting retiring financial advisers who want to transfer their client books to Tilney.

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Ken Davy

Davy returns as Fintel chairman as Hughes exits

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29 September 2021
  • SimplyBiz
  • Ken Davy
  • Gary Hughes
  • mergers
  • Fintel

 

Fintel’s new chairman Gary Hughes has stepped down for personal reasons after only six months in the role, with former chairman and founder Ken Davy returning as interim chairman.

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Kingswood CEO Gary Wilder

Kingswood lines up 12 takeovers despite losses

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24 September 2021
  • acquisitions
  • Kingswood
  • Gary Wilder
  • mergers

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Kingswood made a pre-tax loss of £3.7m in the first half of the year due mainly to the £4.1m cost of acquisitions in the period, the firm reported today.

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Sanlam website

Ascot Lloyd owner acquires Sanlam Wealth for £140m

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20 September 2021
  • private equity
  • Sanlam Wealth
  • mergers
  • Oaktree

Private equity firm Oaktree has acquired Sanlam Wealth UK from its South African parent company for £140m.

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Wilton website

SIPP consolidator buys SSAS firm 

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17 September 2021
  • Sipp
  • Ssas
  • mergers
  • Wilton
  • Tony Flanagan
  • Bespoke

London-based SIPP and SSAS consolidator Wilton has signed a deal to acquire SSAS firm Bespoke in the latest move in a rapid acquisition drive. 

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Sanlam selling off life and pensions arm

Consolidator buys Sanlam Life & Pensions for £39m 

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13 September 2021
  • mergers
  • Chesnara
  • Sanlam Life & Pensions
  • consolidator

Life and pensions consolidator Chesnara is to acquire Sanlam UK's Life & Pensions arm (SLP) for £39m.

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