Added on December 2021 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Merchant Investment Management is a private partnership that invests in growth companies and other opportunities. According to its website, Merchant Investment Management this year has focused on investing in the wealth management industry.
Added on December 2021 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Dealmaking in the wealth management industry is red hot; deals in the registered investment advisory space have already surpassed 2020 volumes, and the year is not over yet. Further, valuations are at all-time highs, with some—as a multiple of cash flows—reaching the high teens for firms with $10 billion or more in assets, according to David DeVoe, founder and CEO of DeVoe & Company, speaking at the annual MarketCounsel Summit in Miami this week.
Added on May 2021 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Edelman Financial Engines, an independent financial planning firm that was created through the combination of Edelman Financial Services and Financial Engines, has acquired Viridian Advisors, a Bothell, Wash.–based financial and tax planning RIA with $846 million in assets across more than 800 clients. The deal represents Edelman's first RIA acquisition since the merger.
Added on December 2020 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The data is still being gathered, but preliminary results suggest the pace of consolidation in the RIA space was barely hampered by the effects of the global pandemic that effectively shut down, or at least locked down, much of the global economy.
Added on October 2020 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Advisors who have been through the wave of industry consolidation know that mergers and acquisitions can prove to be beneficial when done for the right reasons and with proper due diligence. But before they can get to the point of closing the deal, there can be a lot of stress, industry executives say.
