Perspective acquires East Sussex-based advice firm

Deal is the 11th acquisition of the year for the national advice firm

Ayesha Venkataraman
clock • 2 min read

Perspective Financial Group has completed its 11th purchase this year with the acquisition of Informed Financial Advice in St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex.

Perspective has made one acquisition almost every month this year, adding six new offices, nearly 2,500 households as clients and £700 million in assets under management (AUM), according to chief executive Ian Wilkinson. Informed Financial Advice was founded in 2006 and has 480 households as clients and £100 million assets under management. This acquisition gives Perspective a further local office on the South Coast close to existing ones in Eastbourne, Canterbury and Maidstone. Informed Financial Advice founder and director Darryl Tribbeck said: "Due to family obligations and health ...

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