Private equity-backed Progeny acquires Hampshire adviser

The multi-services company has bought Coll Perkins, a financial planning firm based in Hampshire. The advice business was founded in 2011 and was established to provide "life-centred financial planning".  It was not clear how many staff would join Progeny as part of the deal nor how the firms would integrate.  Progeny claims to be the first and only firm in the UK to combine independent financial planning, asset management, tax, HR, and private and corporate legal services. The deal comes after Progeny made a "significant" acquisition in February, taking its assets under management...