SYS Financial makes sixth acquisition of the year with deal for Galway firm

SYS client assets under management now totals over €1.12bn

Tony Delaney (right) with members of the SYS Financial Claregalway team. SYS Financial has acquired Galway firm Q Financial, adding €120m to managed assets.

Advisory firm SYS Financial has acquired Galway firm Q Financial, adding €120m to managed assets, the company announced on Monday.

Q Financial is based at The Courtyard in Claregalway and provides services including pensions, investment management, life insurance, mortgages, retirement planning, and wealth management. Its ‘UnlockPension.ie’ proprietary asset will upgrade service capability for SYS Financial’s clients.

Founded in 2015, SYS Financial has offices in Nenagh, Dublin, Limerick, and Cork, where it opened an office at Westpoint Business Park in Ballincollig in September 2025.

In May, the company reached the milestone of €1bn in client assets under management following the acquisition of IRS Financial Services in Wexford, while in April, SYS acquired Cork firm ODM Financial Advisers, based in Bandon. In March, the Nenagh-headquartered firm acquired BMC Financial Planning, in Charleville in North Cork; Billy Phelan Financial Services, founded in Waterford, and the book of business of Brendan Toolan financial planning in Wicklow.

The acquisition of Q Financial in Galway adds €120m to SYS client assets under management, now totalling over €1.12bn. As part of the transaction announced on Monday, 10 members of the Q Financial team, comprising financial planners and business support staff, will transfer to SYS Financial, and the Claregalway office will remain open. 

Tony Delaney, CEO of SYS Financial, said: “We look for talented teams who put clients first every day and who have earned the trust of their local communities. That's exactly what Q Financial has built in Galway over many years, and it's why we're so pleased to welcome the team to SYS Financial."