National Financial Planner Wren Sterling has completed its first acquisition of 2024 with a deal to buy £265m AUM Newcastle-under-Lyme firm TW Financial Planning.

Chartered Financial Planner Craven Street Wealth has completed its acquisition of Punter Southall Aspire’s Financial Planning division which was announced in January.

Private equity investor Pollen Street Capital is to acquire SIPPs and Financial Planning firm Mattioli Woods in a £432m deal announced today.

Nationwide Building Society is to buy Virgin Money for £2.9bn to create a combined business serving 22.6m customers.