Kingswood Acquires Four UK Financial Advisory Firms for £22.9m

Kingswood Holdings Acquires Admiral Wealth Management Limited

June 17, 2021

Financial Services

Kingswood Holdings, with backing from Pollen Street Capital, has agreed to acquire Admiral Wealth Management Limited for £4.0m subject to regulatory approval. The deal expands Kingswood's advisory team and client base — increasing assets under advice/management to £6.2bn and adding ~600 clients and £100m AUA from Admiral, a seven-person IFA based in North Lincolnshire.

Kingswood Acquires Strategic Asset Managers Limited

November 15, 2022

Wealth Management

Kingswood has acquired Glasgow-based Strategic Asset Managers Limited, marking Kingswood’s first acquisition in Scotland and bringing the firm’s 2022 total to ten deals. The deal adds three advisors and approximately £200m of assets under advice, expanding Kingswood’s client-facing advisory team and regional presence across the UK and Ireland.

Kingswood Holdings Acquires Regency Investment Services

September 18, 2020

Wealth Management

Kingswood Holdings Limited has acquired Regency Investment Services Limited for a total consideration of £3.45 million, subject to regulatory approval. The deal, funded in part through convertible preference shares subscribed by HSQ Investment Limited (linked to Pollen Street Capital), increases Kingswood's client-facing advisory team and brings approximately £320m of AUA/AUM and ~1,000 clients into the group.

Kingswood Holdings Acquires Sterling Trust

June 25, 2020

Financial Services

Kingswood Holdings Limited has completed the acquisition of Sterling Trust Financial Consulting Limited for total consideration of approximately £17.75m. Sterling Trust is a regional UK wealth manager with about £1.2bn AUM and c.£2.5m run-rate EBITDA; the deal (the third to be funded by Pollen Street Capital) expands Kingswood's regional footprint and adds scale to its wealth management platform.

Kingswood Acquires JCH Investment Management and Employee Benefit Solutions

November 3, 2022

Financial Services

Kingswood has agreed terms to acquire two UK bolt-on advisory businesses: JCH Investment Management (Lincolnshire) and Employee Benefit Solutions (Buckinghamshire). The deals add approximately £235m of assets under advice and three advisers, further expanding Kingswood’s geographic footprint and advisory capability as part of its ongoing roll-up strategy (JCH remains subject to regulatory approval).

Kingswood Acquires Barry Fleming & Partners

December 15, 2022

Financial Services

Kingswood has agreed terms to acquire Newbury-based financial advisory and tax planning firm Barry Fleming & Partners, which manages £140m of assets on behalf of around 350 clients. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, expands Kingswood's local presence in Berkshire, increases its client-facing advisory team to over 130 people and raises funds under advice/management to more than £9 billion across the UK and Ireland.