Private equity owners put Succession Wealth up for sale - reports

Bankers hired to review business

Julia Bahr
clock • 1 min read

National IFA firm Succession Wealth has reportedly been put on the market for £400m by its private equity owners.

The firm has hired bankers from Evercore to undertake a review of the business, according to Sky News. The majority shareholder in Succession Wealth, private equity firm Inflexion, took a controlling stake in 2014 and is expected to launch a formal auction of Succession in the early months of 2022. Succession was founded in 2009 and has offices in England and Scotland. According to the firm's website it has around £8.2bn in assets under administration and employs more than 170 "wealth planners". Headquartered in Birmingham, the company is run by James Stevenson who became CEO in 20...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Adviser for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, industry insights and market intelligence
  • Stay ahead of the curve with spotlights on emerging trends and technologies
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletters
  • Make smart business decisions with the latest developments in regulation, investing retirement and protection
  • Members-only access to the editor’s weekly Friday commentary
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes

Join

 

Already a Professional Adviser member?

Login

More on Your profession

Social media investment advice leaves investors out of pocket - research

Social media investment advice leaves investors out of pocket - research

Over half who acted on social media financial advice regretted it

Isabel Baxter
clock 21 August 2026 • 3 min read
New sexual harassment duty: Can adviser firms show they've taken 'all reasonable steps'?

New sexual harassment duty: Can adviser firms show they've taken 'all reasonable steps'?

'Employers will be expected to take all reasonable steps'

Emily Bradshaw
clock 19 August 2026 • 4 min read
FCA: Top ten wealth management firms hold nearly 90% of all UK clients

FCA: Top ten wealth management firms hold nearly 90% of all UK clients

FCA Wealth Management Survey

Patrick Brusnahan
clock 18 August 2026 • 3 min read