Four South East acquisitions push Absolute Financial past £2.4bn

Absolute Financial Group, a UK independent financial adviser (IFA) consolidator, has completed four acquisitions in the South East of England, taking its total assets under advice (AUA) past £2.4bn.

The four deals add £134m in AUA and bring the number of acquisitions the group has completed to 14 since its launch in December 2025.

Three of the deals involve the purchase of client books from retiring advisers: T&L Financial Services, the trading name of JM Financial Planning in Eastbourne; Paul Tune Financial Services in Battle; and Clear Sense Financial Planning in Chichester. Their clients will transfer to Absolute and be served by its existing financial planners in the South East.

The fourth deal sees Canterbury-based Horton Independent Financial Planning join the group, with its adviser remaining in place and the business continuing to operate in conjunction with Absolute.

Absolute Financial Group was launched in August 2025 and completed its first acquisition - Kent-based Absolute Financial Management - in December of that year, giving it an initial £1.1bn in assets under management and a client base of 4,500 across the South East. Backed by private equity and Tatton Investment Management, the group has since expanded nationally, completing deals across the North West, the Midlands, and the South.

The group operates three models for business owners: a straightforward client book purchase where the owner retires; an acquisition where the adviser remains in post; and a partnership programme under which Absolute takes an initial stake and sets out a future buyout schedule for the remaining share capital, providing a longer-term exit route.

David Carter, Chief Executive of Absolute Financial Group, said: "Our national growth strategy continues at pace with the latest deals demonstrating the flexibility of our model for firm owners and a commitment to working with them to find the best solution for them and their clients.

"These deals evidence that we have the capacity to support client books if owners want to retire, as well as providing an offering to those who want to continue working and grow through joining a bigger organisation."
No information is available on the individual transaction terms for the four deals.

Read our sector insight: UK FInancial Services M&A 2026

Share this article

Latest Professional and Financial Businesses for Sale

---

---

---

Looking for more businesses? Try our off-market tool.

View more businesses for sale