Prosperis secures acquisition of AJ Hird

Adds £40m AUM

Ayesha Venkataraman
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Harrogate-based IFA Prosperis has acquired the financial services business AJ Hird for an undisclosed fee.

This deal marks the third acquisition by the IFA during 2021, adding £40m of assets under management (AUM) to the firm, giving Prosperis a total of more than £300m AUM. In addition, a fourth acquisition deal remains in the pipeline, according to Niall Gunn, managing director of Prosperis. Prosperis' chairman Paul Meehan said: "We believe this is a great deal for the clients of A J Hird. We will preserve and enhance the personal service being currently provided and look forward to welcoming all their clients to the group in due course." The current managing director of AJ Hird, Chris C...

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