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Partner and CEO at Isio

Today we announced that after over four years working with the wonderful team at Exponent, they will exit their investment with us and, subject to regulatory approval, Aquiline Capital Partners LP, a private investment specialist in financial services and related technologies, will be our new investor. This new investment from Aquiline will allow us to continue to invest in the business and continue our remarkable journey from being a new business in 2020 to being a standout adviser in our market. A fast growth challenger brand we now employ 1,200 people across our 10 UK offices bringing better outcomes to our clients and society. We are now one of the UK’s largest retirement advisory businesses.  We could not have done this without the support and great partnership from Exponent and our board. They have shared and backed our strategic vision and values from the day we were born. And of course, from the excellent support of our clients and people. Thank you. Aquiline have a well-established track record in our industry and we look forward to working with them to continue our growth strategy expanding our core service areas and continuing to diversify our business.  Allowing us to continuously challenge the status quo for our industry. I am personally excited about our future, and I look forward, with pride, to leading Isio in our next phase of evolution. #Isiojourney  #challengingthestatusquo #Borntobebetter

Jeremy Baldwin

I help boards improve investment returns by up to $100m per annum in a risk, infrastructure and cost efficient way.

1mo

Congratulations to you and the team for concluding the transaction.

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Eilert Hinrichs

Healthcare, Financial Services and Transaction advisor and Partner at L.E.K. Consulting

1mo

Congratulations to you and the management team from the L.E.K. team. Key milestone and much more to come. best eilert

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Congratulations Andrew 🙌 and the great team at isio. A fantastic achievement with even better days ahead with ACP. Exceptionally well done 👏👏. Delighted for you all.

Kate Beauchamp

CEO, NED, Trustee, Advisor, LLB (Hons) DipCorpGov

1mo

Congratulations Andrew Coles and Team. Aquiline have made a sound investment there. Our time with Isio has been consistently impressive right from the very start and we are delighted to continue to grow our relationship with you. Hope you get a moment to reflect on what has been built here. Very impressive.

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Dan Thomas

Seasoned Executive in the Professional Services and Technology industries. Commercial leader and market-maker.

1mo

Many congratulations Andrew Coles and the whole Isio team - you have built a great platform - to build on the impressive results to date. Very best of luck for your exciting future - in partnership with and under the stewardship of your new owners.

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Helen Wada

Founder: The Human Advantage - helping people and organisations to thrive in today's working world

1mo

Fantastic news Andrew Coles to all of you and your team that have built something special at Isio.

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There is an amazing team at Aquiline. Lucky you!

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Liz Claydon

Head of KPMG Global Deal Advisory and Vice Chair at KPMG UK

1mo

Many congratulations Andrew to you and the team - wishing you all the best for the next phase of growth

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Onwards and upwards

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