Wren Sterling bolsters client assets by £270m in latest acquisition

National IFA buys Knutsford-based firm Morfitt & Turnbull

Hope William-Smith
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National IFA firm Wren Sterling Group has acquired Knutsford firm Morfitt & Turnbull (M&T) in a deal which brings £270m in client assets under its umbrella.

The acquisition - announced today (8 December) - will see M&T's seven members of staff work from Wren Sterling's Wilmslow office. Chief executive James Twining said the firm was well on its way to its goal of building a strong national presence. "The past few weeks have been busy as we have continued to deliver on our acquisitions strategy, alongside our investments in improving our brand and proposition and simplifying our business," he said. "Our goals are to build our national presence, which our new North West hub will do now that we have received change of control approval, as...

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