One Four Nine, an independent financial advice and fund management group, completed the acquisition of McCrea Financial Services, a full suite planning firm. Financial terms were not disclosed. “I am delighted to welcome the McCrea team to One Four Nine Group and see our energetic momentum for growth continue at pace for 2023. This is the single largest purchase we have made and highlights the depth and scale achieved in just over a year. We are now a sizeable business overseeing more than £1.3 billion of client assets and expect to continue this progress over the next 12 months. With seven locations now established across the UK, plus our Head Office and an experienced and entrepreneurial leadership team in place, our integration strategy will now be rolled out to drive operational efficiency, and enable our high quality advisers to spend more time delivering excellent service to our valued customers,” Matthew Bugden, One Four Nine CEO.