Bradbury Hamilton begins IFA acquisition spree

Bradbury Hamilton, which is approaching 40 acquisitions since it was established in 1993, has purchased the customer book of Caversham Buchanan, which was placed into administration in May. Managing director Sheriar Bradbury says the deal represents the start of an acquisition "spree" in a market he describes is "very good" for purchases. "This is clearly a difficult time for a great many adviser firms and I feel for the business owners who have to make the difficult decision to exit the market having built up a business and client bank from scratch in many cases," he says. "Howeve...