IFA firm acquires Surrey-based financial planning business
Deal adds around £250m assets under management to the group
Deal adds around £250m assets under management to the group
As part of the US giant’s plans to roll out a digital bank in Britain later this year
Deal is expected to be complete on 31 December 2021
Deal ‘threatens to eliminate competition, raise prices and reduce innovation’
While it ‘is in exclusive due diligence on two potential transactions in two international markets’
Deal will give the bank access to a wider range of products
‘Transaction under consideration would not maximise shareholder value’
One industry commentator expects at least a couple of ‘significant’ deals
Company says it will ‘remain acquisitive’
Deal is in line with ‘the company’s strategy and stated intention to dispose of its insurance cluster’
As the two firms enter into a 10-year strategic partnership
After it rejected four offers from the investment group