Added on February 2017 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The latest M&A report from Fidelity Custody & Clearing describes the 104 deals in 2016 as an anomaly, and projects transactions for the current year to be more in line with the 138 deals of 2015.
Added on January 2017 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Fortune reports that “M&A activity flourished despite a harrowing election season,” and the numbers prove that while both candidates slammed “big business” on the 2016 campaign trail, corporate boards played “let’s make a deal” in the background.
Added on January 2017 in M&A Issues
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Summary: 2016 proved to be a record-setting year for RIA M&A deals and the pace shows no sign of slowing this year, according to research and consulting firm Echelon Partners.[11 Slides]
Added on January 2017 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Sanctuary Wealth Services, in a column by its founder and CEO, Jeff Spears, announced it’s in the process of closing shop after nearly eight years of consulting and providing platform services to “breakaway brokers.”
Added on January 2017 in M&A Issues
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Summary: At first glance, this could be a tall order, considering the highlights of Echelon Partners' RIA M&A DealBook for 2016, which include an all-time high in the number of transactions (138); the second-highest year of breakaway activity (430 moves); the continuing surge in billion dollar deals (42) and a record high for aggregate AUM of acquired RIAs ($144 billion).
