Daniel Baade: The rise of debt financing in IFA M&A

Jenna Brown
clock • 4 min read

There is no shortage of IFA firms looking to sell up, writes Daniel Baade. However, the big question is how to finance the acquisition of IFA or wealth management firms...

With about 500 IFAs looking to sell their businesses every year over the next five years, there is hardly any shortage of acquisition targets in this sector in the near future. There are some questions about the quality and cultural fit of the firms that come to the market - not all of them will be very attractive to most acquirers - but there is certainly no shortage in terms of numbers. The supply of businesses for sale provides a huge opportunity for mid-sized and larger IFA or wealth management firms to grow significantly through M&A activities. The benefits of growing through mer...

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