The value of acquisition deals in the IFA market continues to rise while the pace of transactions has slightly slowed, latest research from NextWealth has found.
Its third annual Consolidators and Aggregators Report looked at IFA acquisition deals between the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025. It found the number of deals was down last year – 127 in 2024 compared to 134 in 2023 – but the value of the sale agreements was "significantly higher". It said this was due to the acquisition of several firms with £1bn+ in assets under administration by acquirers such as Titan Wealth. NextWealth highlighted that the cost of acquiring firms had doubled since 2021, increasing from three to six times EBIDTA in 2021 to six to 12 times EBIT...
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