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The Breakup: When Partnerships Go Awry

Added on October 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Like all too many marriages, advisor teams that often seemed inseparable wind up crumbling and falling apart for a variety of reasons. But often the reasons behind a breakup don’t become fully apparent until the partners explore a move to a new firm.

Growth Through Synergy

Added on October 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Synergy has been defined as a phenomenon where one plus one equals three. We agree. For years, we’ve been reading about how the financial advice business will experience a proliferation of mergers, acquisitions and consolidations. 

New M&A Entry Using Alternatives to Woo RIAs

Added on October 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Securing an equity stake in the fast-growing RIA market usually involves fierce competition among aggregators, private equity firms, banks and large financial service companies. A new contender, Aequitas Capital, is hoping to woo advisors with an unusual but potentially potent pitch: its expertise in alternative investments.

RIA Deals: How to Keep Clients Happy

Added on October 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: As advisors look to mergers and acquisitions to fuel growth strategies and succession plans, firms need to look beyond the nuts and bolts of the transaction and think strategically about how a combined firm will operate, experts said this week at the FSI's financial advisor summit.

Thinking About Buying a Practice? Talk to More Than One Seller

Added on October 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: It’s a seller’s market when it comes to the merger and acquisition activity around advisory practices. For every 10-15 deals an advisor looks at, one may turn serious, Paul Lally, president of Gladstone Associates, told attendees of FSI Advisor Summit on Monday. 

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