From Financial Advisor IQ
Added on April 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The pace of mergers and acquisitions among wealth management firms is up, with so-called strategic acquirers leading the buy-side charge among sellers who are in part motivated by the prospect of having to tackle significant regulatory changes.
From On Wall Street
Added on April 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: [Video] A shrinking advisor headcount across the industry will keep the lucrative offers coming to top producers, leading recruiters say in this video installment of On Wall Street's annual recruiters panel.
From LinkedIn Pulse
Added on April 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: We keep hearing all of the statistics and seeing all of the headlines: there have been X number of firm sales in the past year, up X% from last year. But what’s behind those statistics and what do they really mean to the actual buyers and sellers in the marketplace?
From LinkedIn Pulse
Added on April 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Axial.com publishes a lot of very helpful M&A pieces. The following came from The Complete Guide to Selling a Business. Axial also recently published The Guide to Evaluating Buyers for Your Company, which dives into this subject even deeper.
From Finacial Planning
Added on March 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Mercer Advisors is staking a claim to be one of the country's largest RIAs. The Santa Barbara, Calif.-based firm is merging with Kanaly Trust of Houston to form an $8 billion-plus powerhouse firm with 20 offices around the country.