Ambitious trust company Ludlow Trust, which took over the UK trust business of Coutts and the NatWest Group in 2021, has bought C Hoare & Co’s UK trust business for an undisclosed amount.

Fast-growing Financial Planning and wealth management group Loyal North has completed the acquisition of New Malden, Surrey-based Whitman Fry Wealth Management Ltd for an undisclosed amount.

Frenkel Topping, the specialist advice firm focusing on personal injury and clinical negligence cases, has acquired Chester-based cost consultants North West Law Services Limited (NWL) for £2.75m and revealed that profits for 2023 climbed by almost a third.

Abu Dhabi-based IFA Hoxton Capital Management has added over 380 clients with the acquisition of two UK-based Financial Planning firms.