Foster Denovo acquires Staffordshire advice firm adding £300m in assets

Brian Mole marks the national firm's sixth acquisition in 12 months

Isabel Baxter
clock • 2 min read

Foster Denovo has acquired Staffordshire-based advice firm Brian Mole Independent Financial Advisers.

Advisers Kevin Douglas, Dean Woodward, Nigel Fern, David Hulland, Mark Hill, Nigel West, Leighton Norton, together with nine support staff serving 1,300 clients with assets under advice approaching £300m, become part of the national advice group. This latest deal marks Foster Denovo's sixth acquisition in 12 months and adds a 14th office as it aims to establish its UK footprint with teams across the Midlands. Based in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, Brian Mole becomes part of the financial advisory group after Foster Denovo snapped up 80Twenty Consultancy, in Lockington, Leicestersh...

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