AFH pays £2.6m for Sussex adviser in tenth deal of 2018

£80m FUM and £100m property portfolio

Tom Ellis
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Consolidator AFH has paid £2.6m for Harvey Curtis, a West Sussex-based advice firm with £80m of funds under management, in its tenth deal of the year.

Harvey Curtis was set up in 2000 by Nigel Poole and David Clark and serves more than 1,300 clients throughout the south east of England and London. AFH described the purchase of the business, which also owns a £100m property portfolio including two retail parks, supermarkets, pubs and hotels, as its eighth "expansion" in 2018. AFH chief executive Alan Hudson said: "This deal shows AFH remains an attractive place for IFA companies of all sizes, whether they want to grow their business, serve their customers better or find a good home while they exit the industry. "It is great to wel...

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