Perspective acquires Kent-based IFA in eighth deal of 2021

Adds £55m AUM

Ayesha Venkataraman
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Perspective Financial has acquired Canterbury-based St Lawrence Investment & Pension Solutions (St Lawrence), adding around £55m of assets under management (AUM).

St Lawrence will add its 175 clients and be rebranded as Perspective (South East), with its founder, David Earl, staying on as a financial adviser. The acquisition, Perspective's eighth this year, increases its network of offices with a new location in Canterbury. At the start of 2021, the group bought a firm in Corby and one in Darlington, followed by the acquisition of four IFA firms based in Warrington, Sevenoaks, Burford and Bury, in July. The next month saw the group acquire another IFA in Wiltshire. This deal adds to its growing roster of locations in the south, and marks its 45...

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