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Supply and Demand, Why the Big Deals Keep Coming

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.

Buyers - Strategic vs. Financial

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.

RIA M&A: Mercer Emerges as New Powerhouse

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.

Hungry for More: How Private Equity Firms are Snapping up RIAs

Added on March 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: On the prowl for new avenues for growth, private equity firms are ramping up their pursuit of the RIA market.

Defining your ideal practice

Added on March 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: When making an acquisition, being able to articulate your ideal target is something you should carefully consider. For example, what kind of practice you want to have in the future, including your objectives for the types of clients you want to help, the services you want to offer, the optimal number of client relationships you can support, and the level of assets under management you want to achieve. This will help you target the existing practices you should seek to acquire to meet your goals.

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