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Russell To Acquire IFA Network On-line Partnership Group
Natasha Taghavi
20 November 2013
has said that it will acquire On-Line
Partnership Group Limited (OLPG), expanding Russell’s relationships with UK
independent financial advisors (IFAs). Russell intends to expand the services provided by the
OLPG’s members, bringing new resources to bolster its existing investment
research, technology and administration capabilities, as well as increasing
training opportunities to help advisers thrive and better serve their clients,
the firm said in a statement. Under the terms of the acquisition, the OLPG’s senior team
will remain in place. The commercial terms of the transaction were not
disclosed. Russell Systems Limited has agreed terms on which it will
acquire the entire share capital of OLPG. The transaction is subject to
completion of the transaction documentation and the exercise of compulsory
acquisition rights relating to the minority shareholders shares of OLPG. The
FCA has approved the change in control with respect to the transaction, the
firm said.