The demand for buying IFA practices has increased rapidly.
We are receiving ten enquiries to buy for every business looking to sell or merge, compared with a ratio of four to one a year ago. To prove that acquisition is still a popular strategy, 90% of our registered buyers that have previously acquired an IFA business, would like to do so again. Aside from the obvious cost savings they cite the main benefits of an acquisition can be found in the additional services and motivation the acquiring company can add. Often when an owner is considering retirement, or even when younger owners lack direction, they may not see existing or new clients as o...
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