Wealth manager and Financial Planner MKC Wealth has announced six acquisitions in 2026 so far, adding £275m in Assets Under Management and Advice.

Wealth manager and Chartered Financial Planner Fairstone is planning more than 20 acquisitions of financial advice firms this year and has already completed 8 deals in Q1 alone.

More than 99% of Schroders shareholders have voted this week in favour of a £9.9bn takeover of the company by US investment house Nuveen.

Wealth and investment manager W1M has completed its acquisition of Vermeer Partners after receiving regulatory approval.

Fast growing Financial Planning firm Perspective Financial Group has acquired six Financial Planning firms in the last few months as part of an expansion drive.

US private equity firm Stone Point Capital has acquired a majority stake in growing Financial Planning firm Amber River.

The takeover of troubled Financial Planner and wealth manager WH Ireland by Jersey-based wealth manager Team plc has moved a step closer after WH Ireland shareholders voted overwhelmingly this week (99.99% in favour) to accept the deal.

London-headquartered fund manager Janus Henderson Group is to be sold to two private equity firms in a £5.5bn cash deal steered by US billionaire investor Nelson Peltz.

The management buy out (MBO) of Global Pension Corporation (GPC), formerly known as SIPP and SSAS provider STM Group, has been completed today, the firm has said.

Wealth manager Utmost Group has sold its Utmost Life and Pensions (ULP) arm to JAB Insurance.