Standard Life's 1825 and Almary Green deal abandoned

Planned acquisition had been announced in March

Tom Ellis
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The acquisition of adviser firm Almary Green by Standard Life's financial planning arm 1825 has fallen through.

In a statement earlier today, Standard Life said the discussions had been mutually ended as it had "not proved possible for both parties to reach agreement to complete the proposed acquisition". It had been announced in March that 1825 would be acquiring Almary Green for an undisclosed fee.  Almary Green Investments managing director Carl Lamb (pictured) said: "In the interests of certainty for our clients and staff we have agreed with 1825 to end discussions at this time. We remain focused on delivering a high-quality service to our clients." 1825's CEO Steve Murray said: "We wish...

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