‘Road-tested’ proposition for brokers selling is what market needs, says Fairchild
Brokers are ‘underserved’ in the mergers and acquisitions market, according to IDEX Consulting CEO of M&A Andy Fairchild as he explained the rollout of IDEX’s new offering.
Fairchild joined the business in April promising the sell-side service was en route.
It launched earlier this week with a three-pronged approach which the firm claimed would challenge the industry’s current traditional transaction-focused model.
RelatedFormer broking CEO Fairchild takes new M&A role Fairchild: broker deal slowdown highlights need for “fresh approach” to M&AFairchild told Insurance Age that IDEX has spent the intervening time testing and reshaping the proposition with prospective
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