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New twist on private equity in RIA space: Silent minority ownership

Added on July 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Kudu Investment Management acquired a minority stake in First Long Island Investors in a deal that highlights a new twist on private-equity capital finding its way into the advisory space.

M&A Activity Among RIAs on Track to Achieve All-Time High This Year: TD Ameritrade

Added on July 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The number of RIA mergers and acquisitions announced in the first six months of 2019 grew a whopping 82% from the same period last year, putting such transactions on track to achieve an all-time high this year, according to TD Ameritrade Institutional.

David Canter: The Case for Merging Now

Added on July 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: DAVID CANTER LIKES TO THINK of his team at Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions as business consultants who just happen to be in the wealth management vertical. “Our orientation,” says the man in charge of serving some 3,000 registered investment advisors, “is, ‘How can we help our clients to grow and succeed and endure in the marketplace?’” ​

Wealth Management M&A Deals on Track to Top 200 This Year

Added on July 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The wealth management M&A market remained robust in the second quarter, with a record 52 transactions recorded by Echelon Partners M&A deal tracker.

Family Office Services Drive the Organic Growth Necessary for RIA M&A

Added on July 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: For advisors looking to get in on the action, the best way to improve a firm’s valuation is via organic growth, according to panelists at Pershing’s RIA Symposium in New York this week. And a few high-end RIAs speaking at the conference said their ancillary services, or family-office-like offerings, are driving that growth in their businesses.

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