“Are private equity firms set to precipitate a wave of consolidation within the UK wealth management sector,” a perceptive article published on thewealthnet in March 2011 asked.
Thirteen years later, the answer to this question seems very obvious given the number of private equity firms active in the sector and the acquisition deals they have financed since 2020.
There are at least 30 private equity firms currently active in the UK wealth management sector. Ba...