How to value a company in depolarisation

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Industry officials are predicting consolidation and sale of IFA firms will increase substantially ov...

Industry officials are predicting consolidation and sale of IFA firms will increase substantially over the next two years if the FSA's depolarisation plans go ahead, however, valuing businesses will become complex because income streams will be difficult to calculate. Richard Thompson, partner of valuations and strategy for financial services at PricewaterhouseCoopers, says more merger & acquisition activity is now expected in the IFA market over the next two years, but those buying a stake or a firm outright will find it difficult to realistically calculate what firms could potentially ...

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