Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australia’s Via Financial Group

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Illinois-headquartered broker, announced the acquisition of Australia’s Via Financial Group Pty Ltd.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Based in Sydney, New South Wales, Via Financial Group provides financial planning, wealth management and life risk advisory services to clients from multiple offices in Australia.

Matthew Read, Daniel Burden, Peter Kirby, Ben Davis, Robert Wilson, Sam Haydon and their team will join Gallagher under Graham Campbell, head of Gallagher’s employee benefits and HR consulting operations in Australia.

“Via Financial Group is a highly regarded firm whose financial advisory services complement our existing benefits consulting operations in Australia,” said J. Patrick Gallagher Jr., chairman and CEO.

Source: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.