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Advice firm Clifton Asset Management has acquired Leonard Gold Financial Management as part of its drive to grow a network of appointed representatives.

Financial planner Tenet has bought Forth Financial Services, a financial advisory business headquartered in Edinburgh.

Sanlam UK has bought a majority stake in independent financial planning business Avidus Scott Lang (ASL), an appointed representative of Best Practice IFA.

Kingswood Holdings Limited, an integrated wealth management group, has acquired the business and assets of WFI Financial (WFI), an independent regional financial planning business based in Sheffield.

Fairstone Group has entered into an agreement to buy Yorkshire-based Lofthouse Gate.

The client bank of a collapsed advice firm facing a flood of complaints has been bought by an adviser in the Quilter Financial Planning network.

Succession Wealth, the independent UK wealth management and financial planning firm, has today announced its acquisition of Investors Planning Associates Ltd (IPA), the national financial advisory firm with almost £500m funds under management (FUM).

Tatton Asset Management plc (AIM: TAM), the on-platform discretionary fund management (DFM) and IFA support services business, is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Sinfonia Asset Management Limited (SAM)

Leeds champion The Private Office (TPO) has acquired financial planning firm John Lamb Wealth Management, taking its assets under management to £1.3 billion.