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Advisor M&A Surging to Record Year; Should Be 'New Normal': DeVoe

Added on October 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: DeVoe & Company’s latest report on RIA mergers and acquisitions in the third quarter suggests advisor M&A market is at a record pace for the full year. Moreover, said Dave DeVoe, that record pace is likely to be followed by “seven to 10 more years” of M&A growth, becoming a “new normal.” Why is that?

2016 M&A Activity For RIAs On Record Pace

Added on October 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: There were 52 deals done in this year’s first half versus 37 in the first half of 2015. Maybe of more significance, the first-half total this year is only two short of the total number of deals in both 2013 and 2014.

Quest for a Do-it-All Advice Platform Drives M&As

Added on October 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The quest for the “holy grail” in wealth-management technology — a platform capable of uniting under one roof all the various financial-technology tools necessary in the advice business — has spurred a slew of tech-firm acquisitions and partnerships, ThinkAdvisor writes.

Coming RIA custody fees and a new recruiting war catch the attention of deal hounds in Manhattan

Added on October 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The RIA business will likely face two Department of Labor rule-related expenses that will have them applying crowbars to their tightly folded wallets, according to speakers at the  ECHELON Partners Deals & Deal Makers Summit, hosted this week in New York by its founder, Dan Seivert.

How Savvy RIA Buyers Should Negotiate in a Seller's Market

Added on October 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: In what many say is a seller’s market for RIAs, how does a buyer stand out and land the deal when other bidders are involved? It comes down to understanding the unique sensitivities of the seller and a little bit of a personal touch, according to a panel of experts at the ECHELON Partners' Deals & Deal Makers Summit in New York on Wednesday. 

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