Glasgow adviser buys Pru spin-off in 'first of a number of acquisitions'

Boosts presence for middle wealth clients

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Glasgow advice and wealth management firm Gilliand Nelson Brown’s (GNB) recent acquisition of a Prudential spin-off could be the first of many purchases, its founding director revealed.

GNB's Richard Gilliand, who established the Chartered financial planning and wealth manager 18 years ago, said its purchase of Bishopsbriggs-based Prudent Financial Management aligned with the firm's growth strategy.   "We're quite ambitious and we want to grow the business and as part of that growth, we have been looking around to acquire another IFA or Chartered financial planning business," he said. Gilliand said after an extensive search GNB found Prudent, founded by former Prudential executives George Bryce, James Wilson and Stephen Brady 20 years ago, to fit their criteria. "...

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