National advice firm acquires three more IFAs

Attivo bought Worthing-based Lord & Company,Totnes-based South West Investment Consultants and an unnamed Burton-on-Trent IFA, bringing with them 560 active clients. The group plans to acquire a total of six IFA firms this year and 12 firms in 2015, effectively doubling in size. It already bought Northwood-based IFA Anthony Etkind & Co in April. Chief executive Stephen Harper said: "We have seen an increasing number of smaller IFAs wanting to exit from the market but requiring the reassurance that their clients will be looked after by a premium brand. "It takes a huge amount of ...