Corbel Partners buys seven advice businesses

Another five in the pipeline this year

Jen Frost
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Financial advice network Corbel Partners has made seven acquisitions in Q1 2025, bringing the total number of firms it has bought to 13.

Corbel Partners launched an internal buyout proposition in 2023, and six of its seven latest acquisitions were from within its internal market. It further expects to complete another five buyouts this year, the firm set out in a news release this morning (15 April). Several more "internal and external" agreements were said to be in the pipeline. Independence "remains the priority" as the network grows, said Corbel Partners co-founder and director David O'Hara. "Advisers trust us with their clients because we don't consolidate and we don't restrict," O'Hara said. "We find the right ...

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