M&A News M&A activity in Europe at the start of 2020 was not dissimilar to the same period in 2019. The market was strong, with transactions fuelled by high equity prices and buoyant financing conditions. Even in the face of ongoing macroeconomic challenges and BREXIT, activity was robust and the global M&A [...]
M&A News 2020
M&A News M&A activity in Europe at the start of 2020 was not dissimilar to the same period in 2019. The market was strong, with transactions fuelled by high equity prices and buoyant financing conditions. Even in the face of ongoing macroeconomic challenges and BREXIT, activity was robust and the global M&A market was [...]
The cost of PI Insurance
ARE CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY MAKING YOU THINK ABOUT SELLING YOUR IFA BUSINESS? The timing of selling your business can be crucial if you wish to maximise the return on all of your years of hard work. However, with recent FCA Directives such as MIFID II, Senior Managers & Certification Regime and DB pension [...]
National IFA acquires large independent Midlands-based firm
Large National firm has acquired a Midlands based Independent IFA, one of the largest advice firms in the west Midlands, for an undisclosed fee in a deal that sees the former add £1.3bn in funds under influence. The acquisition is expected to add more than £12m in revenues to the group, and will take [...]
BDO to merge with Moore Stephens
The company will become the largest outside of the Big Four with new merger The new company will have a turnover of £590 million and employ 5,000 staff, in London, Reading, Birmingham and Bristol. It plans to be the leader in advising the UK’s entrepreneurial mid-sized businesses but will also challenge its larger competitors [...]