James Cowper Kreston Corporate Finance advises Skerritts on the acquisition of PS Financial Advisers

The corporate finance team at James Cowper Kreston recently provided financial due diligence to Sovereign Capital backed Skerritts Group (“Skerritts”) on the acquisition of Hampshire based IFA PS Financial Advisers Ltd. This is the fourth transaction that James Cowper Kreston Corporate Finance has worked on with the Skerritts team.

This year Skerritts has also completed three further acquisitions with the purchase of Geoffrey Craig Limited, Saffron Wealth Management and Chartered IFA Firm Bradbury Hamilton. Together they have added £480 million of AUM.

Richard Skerritt, the CEO of Skerritts commented, “As part of our strategic plans to increase our presence in the South East, adding a high quality firm such as PS to the group enables us to expand into Hampshire and adds a great team of people.”

Brad McAvoy who led the team at James Cowper Kreston Corporate Finance added, “We are very happy to have assisted the team at Skerritts again and it is extremely rewarding to play a role in their growth journey.”