Atomos acquires MWA Financial adding almost £1bn AUM

Will create one of the UK’s largest financial planning firms

Isabel Baxter
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Atomos has agreed to acquire MWA Financial in a transaction that will create one of the UK’s largest financial planning firms.

MWA Financial was founded in 2016 by CEO Cam Banks. It oversees approximately £950m in AUA following its acquisition of Hawthorn Financial Services in April this year. Both firms said they share a belief in "holistic advice, long-term stewardship of client wealth and the importance of investing in people, technology, and innovation to meet the evolving needs of clients". The firms set out that the transaction brings together Atomos's scale, institutional investment capabilities, and operational infrastructure with MWA's "entrepreneurial culture, growth mindset and reputation for de...

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