Fairstone buys two IFAs in continued acquisition spree

Financial advice consolidator Fairstone has acquired Huddersfield’s Brantwood Financial Planning and Durham's Advanced Financial Services, adding £200m funds under management (FUM) to its books. Part of Fairstone's downstream buyout model, the deals have secured more than 720 clients, 16 advisers and support staff, gross fee income of over £1.5m and…