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UK's European Wealth Completes Acquisition, Lists On Stock Exchange

Stephen Little Reporter London 8 May 2014

UK's European Wealth Completes Acquisition, Lists On Stock Exchange

European Wealth Group has completed the reverse acquisition of parent company European Wealth Management Group.

European Wealth Group has completed the reverse acquisition of parent company European Wealth Management Group.

Following the announcement last month that it was acquiring European Wealth Management Group for £7.1 million ($12 million), the company has been renamed European Wealth Group Limited and will be listed on the London Stock Exchange, the firm said in a statement.

The group was co-founded four years ago by John Morton, Rod Gentry, and George Robb, a former founder and chairman of Aberdeen Asset Management, and has funds under management or influence of approximately £710 million and a market capitalisation of approximately £16.6 million (based on the closing mid price on 6 May 2014).

European Wealth has offices in London, Brighton, Cheltenham, Worcester, Wokingham and East Malling and provides both financial planning and investment management services through its two wholly-owned subsidiaries – European Investment Management, and European Financial Planning.

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