Celtic Financial Planning acquires Widnes-based advice firm

The acquisition has added £20m of funds under management and nearly 100 clients to Celtic FP, which is led by director Rob Lewis (pictured) and Nigel Dale, has clients across the UK from London to the Isle of Arran in Scotland. Lewis and his wife Ella, who is also part of the team, said they wanted to bring a "family feel" to the firm by acquiring Halton. Lewis added: "We always wanted to do things differently, to be a breath of fresh air in this industry with a more digital, technological approach. That has served us well; in the beginning it was just Nigel, Ella and myself, and now ...