German-based independent financial adviser AWD has bought Chase de Vere from Bank of Ireland in a £2...
German-based independent financial adviser AWD has bought Chase de Vere from Bank of Ireland in a £20m deal. AWD, which bought another IFA firm Thomson in November 2001, is expected to take control of the group this month, subject to FSA approval. The combined business will be headed up by AWD UK CEO Douglas Gardner. He said: "This acquisition greatly strengthens our core proposition of providing market leading independent financial advice." Founded in 1982, Chase de Vere, which turned into its current incarnation in 2003 from the merger of Chase de Vere Investments with MX Moneyextra Fi...
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