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EXCLUSIVE: New UK Company Buys Compeer’s Databases, IP

Compeer was liquidated after the sudden death of its CEO and majority shareholder earlier this year. A transaction with a new company starts a fresh chapter.
The intellectual property and databases of UK-based wealth
management benchmarking firm Compeer have been bought by a
new business, BWC Benchmarking Limited, WealthBriefing
can exclusively report.
The formal completion of the acquisition was carried out by Bruce
Weatherill (main picture) non-executive director at Compeer.
Compeer was liquidated following the sudden death of its CEO and
majority shareholder,
Bob Cossey, in February this year.
BWC Benchmarking limited, a company formed by Weatherill, has
acquired all benchmarking services previously provided by
Compeer.
Weatherill, who is also chairman of ClearView Financial Media,
publisher of this news service, was previously global leader of
PwC’s Wealth Management practice; he is also chairman of The
Wisdom Council and Alumia.
WealthBriefing understands that under the new
arrangement, the business performance benchmarking surveys,
remuneration surveys and wealth management charges analysis will
continue with minimal impact on services.
“Due to the very sad, unexpected death of the majority
shareholder and CEO of Compeer, Bob Cossey, certain liabilities
crystallised which meant that Compeer could not continue in
existence,” Weatherill told WealthBriefing. “Following
careful consideration, the directors made the decision to place
the company into liquidation and the liquidation has now
completed. This decision was necessary to ensure the continuity
and stability of our operations and maximise the amounts
available to pay creditors.”
“However, I am delighted to announce that through my new company,
BWC Benchmarking, I have purchased certain intangible assets of
Compeer from the liquidators, which will enable the benchmarking
services previously provided to you to continue,” he added.