The FCA’s consolidation review is already starting to make an impact on financial advice firm sales and acquisitions, Melo CEO Victoria Hicks tells Isabel Baxter…
Victoria Hicks heads up Melo, set up to guide financial advice firms through the sales process and help them build a scalable business to do so. "2025 has really been the year the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stepped up and got directly involved in what's happening in mergers and acquisitions (M&A)," she told Professional Adviser. Hicks highlighted that the regulator's consolidation review is already making an impact on deals. "The consolidation review hasn't just been a report - we've been seeing it play out in real time during live deals," she said. "For some acquirers, subm...
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