Acquisitive Financial Planning firm Fairstone has acquired £135m AUM Cumbria-based Chartered Financial Planning firm Financial Concepts for an undisclosed sum.

Private equity-backed Brighton-based Chartered Financial Planning firm Skerritts has acquired Kent-based Geoffrey Craig Limited and East Sussex-based Saffron Wealth Management.

Acquisitive Financial Planning group Perspective Financial Group has acquired Cambridgeshire-based Ramsey Financial for an undisclosed sum.

Hybrid advice start-up Aventur - founded by a former SJP partner and an ex-Fairstone IFA - has acquired South Woodford-based IFA JPSL Financial Services for an undisclosed sum.