Private equity-backed Cooper Parry acquires rival firm

Cooper Parry, the parent company of Cooper Parry Wealth, said it had added 11 offices across London, the South, Birmingham and the Midlands as part of the Chartered account and business adviser purchase. It added its workforce had increased to 1,150 and turnover was now £125m. It said the business had tripled in size during the last 12 months since partnering with Waterland Private Equity. The tie-up followed Cooper Parry's previous acquisitions of London-based companies iHorizon and Acclivity (both in February) and Future Perfect in April. The businesses said there was "strong syn...