Wren Sterling Acquires In Focus Group (In Focus, Certus, Hughes Carne)

Hg Acquires Focus Group from Bowmark Capital

April 15, 2024

IT Services

Hg has agreed to acquire Focus Group, a UK provider of digital workplace, telecoms and managed IT services, from Bowmark Capital. The investment will support Focus Group's organic growth, product development and continued M&A expansion; the transaction is subject to regulatory approval and terms were not disclosed.

Wren Sterling Group Acquires Critchleys Financial Planning LLP

July 6, 2022

Wealth Management

Wren Sterling Group has acquired Oxford-based Critchleys Financial Planning LLP, bringing approximately 300 households and about £150 million of assets under advice into Wren Sterling. The deal creates a new Oxfordshire hub for Wren Sterling and is a bolt-on acquisition aligned with the firm's strategy to expand its regional hubs and grow AuM following its Lightyear Capital-backed secondary management buyout.

Wren Sterling Acquires TW Financial Planning Limited

May 28, 2024

Financial Services

Wren Sterling has acquired TW Financial Planning Limited, a Newcastle-under-Lyme-based advisory firm with three financial planners that services over 750 households and manages approximately £265 million in client assets. The acquisition expands Wren Sterling's national office network into the West Midlands and aims to retain the TW team while leveraging Wren Sterling's technology, central resources and Investment Committee to support future growth.

Bowmark Capital Invests in Focus Group

March 9, 2020

IT Services

Bowmark Capital has acquired a significant minority stake in Focus Group, a UK provider of communications and IT managed services, and is providing more than £150 million of additional funding to accelerate Focus Group’s acquisition-led growth strategy. Focus Group delivers hosted voice, cloud applications, mobile, connectivity and IT services to over 15,000 businesses, with revenues above £80 million and roughly 300 employees.

Focus Group (Bowmark-backed) Acquires STL, Incom and Contact Assist

September 16, 2022

IT Services

Bowmark-backed Focus Group has acquired three UK businesses — STL Communications, Incom (Incom-CNS Group) and Contact Assist — as part of its ongoing roll-up strategy since Bowmark’s 2020 investment. The deals expand Focus Group’s geographic coverage across the M4 corridor, the Midlands, Manchester and Wales and broaden its capabilities in unified communications, business IT and clinical systems integration.

ACA Group Acquires Focus 1 Associates

September 7, 2022

Professional Services

ACA Group, a provider of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions, has acquired Focus 1 Associates, a regulatory compliance consulting firm that serves RIAs, wealth managers, private equity and hedge funds. The acquisition bolsters ACA's compliance talent and expands its RIA-focused advisory and managed services capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.