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Summary: There has been a lot of talk that the DOL fiduciary rule will push advisors to merge or be acquired by larger firms. In fact, a few firms have started to advertise that they are looking for independent firms to come into their fold, promising scale and efficiencies –especially around compliance – that smaller firms (and individual advisors) can only dream about.
Added on May 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: We’ve worked with many successful partners who attribute some of the strength in their partnership to time spent in social activities as they got to know each other: golfing, biking, weekend travel with spouses. Yet we continue to see partners seeking mediation who had terrific social relationships but have profound problems in their business partnership.
Added on May 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: During the negotiation process of selling their advisory firms, some common mistakes FAs make might just cost them the deal, the Wall Street Journal writes.
Added on May 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Even advisers with decades of experience buying and selling investments for clients may have no experience selling a financial advisory practice.Experienced advisers sometimes make rookie errors when they look to sell their firm or merge it with another, experts say.
Added on May 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: For new partners, either starting a new venture or merging their businesses, few conversations are as difficult as discussing what the equity split will be. So, like any potentially messy conversation, it is often avoided. The default is to go with an even split or a split that ensures control to a specific founder.
