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Ground Control Business Management makes first UK acquisition

Isabel Baxter
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High-profile client advice firm Ground Control Business Management (GCBM) aims to make its mark in the UK with its acquisition of business management consultancy Clay GBP.

US-based GCBM – part of NFP - is a business management firm and wealth adviser for celebrities, athletes and influencers under the NFP umbrella. The firm provides management services across the complex aspects of their clients' financial lives, including bookkeeping, bill pay, tax preparation and planning, as well as the coordination of estate planning, wealth management and insurance services through external resources. It has recently expanded into the UK, with the acquisition of Clay GBP. Clay GBP partners Richard Smethurst, Nick Parkinson, Bhavini Ratan, Ian Bailey, James Plumb...

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