{"id":444697,"date":"2026-05-12T09:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/444697\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T09:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:05:08","slug":"nfp-expands-private-wealth-offering-with-metis-ireland-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/444697\/","title":{"rendered":"NFP expands private wealth offering with Metis Ireland acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfpireland.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NFP Ireland<\/a>, the Aon-owned insurance broker and benefits consultancy, has announced the acquisition of Limerick-based financial planning business Metis Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Carl Widger, managing director of Metis Ireland, will join NFP as head of wealth and financial planning in Ireland and will report to managing director Colm Power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a significant step for NFP, and we\u2019re delighted to welcome Carl and his team as we continue to build our Private Wealth division and financial planning expertise in Ireland,\u201d said Power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMetis Ireland\u2019s custom designed capabilities, focus on long\u2011term planning and commitment to client outcomes aligns perfectly with our client-first vision. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together, we can offer the Irish market access to broader resources and dedicated specialist insights while preserving the high\u2011value, trustworthy experience that distinguishes our two firms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Metis Ireland was established in 2014 and offers financial planning, investment solutions and wealth structuring to private clients, executives and business owners.<\/p>\n<p>With offices in Limerick and Dublin, the business has grown largely through referrals and built a reputation for clear, goal\u2011focused planning and lasting client relationships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to join NFP and provide clients with enhanced scale, greater access to specialist wealth resources and a strengthened platform for growth,\u201d said Carl Widger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe share a common philosophy of honest and objective financial planning,\u00a0ensuring that clients\u2019 goals, ambitions and long-term priorities remain central to every decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2208.jpg\" alt=\"NFP Metis\" class=\"wp-image-242556\"  \/>NFP Ireland has acquired Limerick-based Metis Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The Metis Ireland deal is the latest in a string of strategic acquisitions by NFP, including The HR Suite, Orca Financial Group and HC Financial, as part of its long\u2011term growth in wealth management and employee benefits services. <\/p>\n<p>In recent years, NFP in Ireland has broadened its capabilities to include pensions, corporate benefits, commercial insurance and individual financial planning.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: (l-r) Colm Power and Carl Widger. (Pic: Supplied)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NFP Ireland, the Aon-owned insurance broker and benefits consultancy, has announced the acquisition of Limerick-based financial planning business&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-444697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}