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Amid seller's market for RIAs, firms must prep for potential sale

Added on January 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Last month, at the MarketCounsel Summit in Miami, during a panel discussion about advisory-firm valuations, Rich Gill of Wealth Partners Capital Group cited what might be 2018's most bankable theme in the financial advice space.

Dynasty-affiliated RIA jumps into the M&A space

Added on January 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Dynasty Financial Partners affiliated RIA DB Root has dipped its toe in the M&A space for the first time. It made a pair of deals that will position it to grow its retirement business, which the firm says isn’t currently getting a significant amount of attention.

Citing 'societal need' for planning, Northwestern Mutual makes M&A play

Added on January 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The largest insurance company-owned independent broker-dealer has boosted its investment in advisory services, bucking the trend of such firms’ retreat from the space.

M&A Madness

Added on January 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Merger and acquisition activity in the advisory space will continue to heat up, with experts in the field agreeing that industry consolidation is taking hold.

Hanson McClain taps private equity for first merger

Added on January 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Hanson McClain Advisors, tapping funds from Parthenon Capital Partners, its private equity partner, is merging with Simply Money Advisors, headed by Nathan Bachrach and Ed Finke.

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