Kirkland Advises Flexpoint Ford on Recommended Acquisition of AFH Financial Group

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Flexpoint Ford LLC on its recommended cash acquisition of AFH Financial Group Plc, a financial planning-led wealth management firm. The acquisition, Flexpoint’s first platform investment in the UK, is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval and values AFH's ordinary share capital at approximately £224.5 million. The partnership will strengthen the business, allowing it to service increasing client needs and grow market share. 

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The Kirkland team is led by transactional partners David Holdsworth and Tom Bartram and associate Victoria Legg; debt finance partners Neel Sachdev and Sam Sherwood; financial services regulatory partner Prem Mohan and tax partner Timothy Lowe.