Financial Services Buyout Acquisitions in 2024

Acquisition Volume in Financial Services Buyout in 2024 by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for Financial Services Buyout Acquisitions in 2024. 275 2022 168 2023 237 2024 391 2025 ~637 est. 164 2026
Actual Full-year estimate
  • Buyer
    Wealth Enhancement
    Target
    VanceGray Wealth Management, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Wealth Enhancement has acquired VanceGray Wealth Management, an independent RIA that oversees over $409 million in client assets and maintains locations in Bangor and Ellsworth, Maine. The acquisition closed on December 31, 2024, establishes Wealth Enhancement's first location in Maine and increases the firm's total client assets to more than $102.1 billion. The VanceGray team of four advisors and six support staff will join Wealth Enhancement.

  • Buyer
    Mesirow
    Target
    Bastion Management
    Type
    Buyout

    Mesirow has acquired Bastion Management, an asset-backed specialty finance lender based in Stamford, Connecticut; the transaction closed December 31, 2024. Bastion will operate within Mesirow Global Investment Management and serve as the platform for Mesirow’s Private Credit – Asset-Backed Lending expansion; Bastion was founded in 2013 and has completed 50+ transactions totaling over $2 billion in commitments.

  • Buyer
    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
    Target
    Campbell Wealth Management, TruNorth Wealth Partners
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors has acquired Campbell Wealth Management (Alexandria, Virginia) and TruNorth Wealth Partners (St. Paul, Minnesota), adding a combined $1.97 billion in client assets and expanding its geographic footprint. The deals bring 33 colleagues from Campbell (with $1.4 billion in assets) and 10 colleagues from TruNorth (with $570 million in assets) to CAPTRUST; financial advisors Houlihan Lokey and Advisor Growth Strategies served as advisors to Campbell and TruNorth, respectively.

  • Buyer
    Third Point, Third Point LLC
    Target
    AS Birch Grove LP
    Seller
    American Securities
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Third Point, an alternative investment manager, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AS Birch Grove LP, a diversified alternative credit fund manager. Upon closing, American Securities will no longer own Birch Grove, which will become a subsidiary of Third Point, expanding Third Point’s credit capabilities and complementary credit product offerings.

  • Buyer
    Creative Planning
    Target
    Kowal Investment Group
    Type
    Buyout

    Creative Planning, a large independent wealth management firm based in Overland Park, Kansas, acquired Kowal Investment Group, an RIA based in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The deal closed December 21, 2024; Kowal's 20 employees and approximately $1.3 billion in AUM joined Creative Planning as part of the firm's ongoing nationwide expansion.

  • Buyer
    Corient
    Target
    H.M. Payson & Co.
    Type
    Buyout

    Corient agreed to acquire H.M. Payson & Co. (HMP), Maine’s largest registered investment advisory firm with $7.9 billion in assets under management. The deal is expected to close in 2025 and will be Corient’s first Maine location, expanding its ability to serve clients across northern New England.

  • Buyer
    Marcy Venture Partners, Pendulum Opportunities (Pendulum Holdings)
    Target
    Marcy Venture Partners, Pendulum Opportunities (Pendulum Holdings)
    Type
    Buyout

    Marcy Venture Partners, the VC firm co-founded by Jay-Z, has merged with Pendulum Opportunities (the investment arm of Pendulum Holdings) to create MarcyPen Capital Partners, a combined platform reporting roughly $900 million in assets under management. The combined firm will continue fundraising efforts under MarcyPen Opportunities Fund II (target $250 million), with more than $100 million reportedly secured.

  • Buyer
    Addition Financial Credit Union
    Target
    Envision Credit Union
    Type
    Buyout

    Addition Financial Credit Union and Envision Credit Union announced their intent to merge under an agreement subject to National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) approval and a membership vote. The combined credit union will operate as Addition Financial, targeting nearly $4 billion in assets and serving more than 248,000 members across 38 branches in Florida and Georgia.

  • Buyer
    LPL Financial
    Target
    Stonebrook Wealth Partners, Francisco J. Blanco (advisory practice)
    Type
    Buyout

    LPL Financial announced that financial advisor Francisco J. Blanco (bringing approximately $200 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets) has joined LPL's broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms. Blanco merged his practice with Stonebrook Wealth Management (founded by Joe Mazzucco) to form Stonebrook Wealth Partners, which will operate on LPL’s platforms to provide wealth management and retirement planning services.

  • Buyer
    Savant Wealth Management
    Target
    Source Financial Advisors
    Type
    Buyout

    Savant Wealth Management, a Rockford, Illinois-based fee-only RIA, has acquired New York boutique RIA Source Financial Advisors, which manages $536 million in assets. The deal closed on December 9, 2024 (terms undisclosed); Source founder Michelle Smith and several team members joined Savant as advisors and staff as part of the transition.

  • Buyer
    Farmers National Banc Corp., National Associates, Inc.
    Target
    Crest Retirement Advisors LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Farmers National Banc Corp., through its subsidiary National Associates, Inc., completed the acquisition of Crest Retirement Advisors LLC on December 16, 2024. Crest will continue to operate from its Dublin, Ohio location and will merge with National Associates as part of Farmers' strategy to expand its wealth management and retirement plan administration capabilities in Central Ohio.

  • Buyer
    The Global Loan Agency Services Group (GLAS)
    Target
    Watiga Trust, Watiga Asia
    Location
    Singapore
    Type
    Buyout

    The Global Loan Agency Services Group (GLAS) has completed its acquisition of Watiga Trust and Watiga Asia, expanding GLAS’s footprint in Singapore and the broader Asia Pacific region. The deal (announced in March and approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore in late November) brings Watiga’s trust, corporate and fund administration capabilities into GLAS’s global loan agency and trustee offering and increases its APAC headcount to over 60 professionals.

  • Buyer
    Heritage Bancshares, Inc.
    Target
    Fidelity State Bank and Trust Company, Fidelity Kansas Bankshares, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Heritage Bancshares, Inc. (Heritage Bank) and Fidelity Kansas Bankshares, Inc. jointly announced the signing of a stock purchase agreement under which Heritage Bancshares will acquire Fidelity State Bank and Trust Company. Following closing, Fidelity will be merged into Heritage Bank as the surviving entity, which is expected in Q2 2025 subject to customary approvals.

  • Buyer
    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
    Target
    Sheila J. Butler & Company
    Type
    Buyout

    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) acquired Sheila J. Butler & Company (SJB), an employee benefits brokerage based in Carrollton, Georgia. The SJB team will remain in place and integrate under Gallagher’s Southeast region employee benefits consulting operations to bolster Gallagher’s benefits consulting capabilities and footprint in Georgia; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Solstice Labs, Deus X Capital
    Target
    Bridgetower Capital GmbH
    Seller
    Bridgetower Capital GmbH
    Location
    Zug, Switzerland
    Type
    Buyout

    Deus X Capital-backed Solstice Labs has acquired the assets of Switzerland-based Bridgetower Capital GmbH and launched Solstice Staking AG, a Swiss public limited company based in Zug. The acquisition brings Bridgetower's on-premises, banking-grade institutional staking infrastructure and partnerships (including Lido and Cordial Systems) under Solstice's control, with over $1 billion of ETH allocated for staking via Lido.

  • Buyer
    Signature Estate & Investment Advisors (SEIA)
    Target
    Beverly Investment Advisors
    Seller
    Beverly Investment Advisors, Canon Price
    Type
    Buyout

    Signature Estate & Investment Advisors (SEIA) has acquired Beverly Investment Advisors, bringing founder Canon Price back to SEIA after 22 years. Price's practice — built to roughly $300 million in assets under advisement — will leverage SEIA's platform, technology and succession planning resources to serve clients and expand services.

  • Buyer
    Mercer Global Advisors
    Target
    Frango Financial
    Location
    District of Columbia, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Mercer Global Advisors (Mercer Advisors) has acquired Frango Financial, a two-person RIA that manages approximately $110 million in client assets. The deal brings an all-woman advisory team into Mercer’s national RIA platform to bolster its presence in the Washington, D.C. and Charleston metro areas and expand its women-focused financial planning capabilities.

  • Buyer
    SageView Advisory Group
    Target
    OnTrack 401(k) of Maryland
    Type
    Buyout

    SageView Advisory Group has acquired OnTrack 401(k) of Frederick, Maryland, a retirement plan consulting practice with approximately $400 million in Assets Under Advisement serving over 90 institutional clients. The acquisition, which closed on December 2, 2024, brings OnTrack principals Doug O'Rear and Cindy Brown into SageView and expands SageView’s East Coast presence with a second Maryland office.

  • Buyer
    Fleur Capital Corporation
    Target
    Simmesport State Bank
    Type
    Buyout

    Fleur Capital Corporation and Simmesport State Bank have signed a definitive agreement under which Fleur will acquire Simmesport State Bank. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions including shareholder and regulatory approvals.

  • Buyer
    PIB Group
    Target
    Thoma Exploitatie
    Seller
    Guardian Holdings Limited
    Location
    Netherlands
    Type
    Buyout

    PIB Group has acquired Thoma Exploitatie and its subsidiaries in the Netherlands, augmenting PIB's Benelux footprint alongside its existing Dutch businesses Light Insurance and Risqwise. Thoma provides commercial-lines broking, MGA capabilities and pension advisory services; the deal supports PIB's European expansion and access to local underwriting/MGA capabilities in the Benelux region.

  • Buyer
    Bitwise Asset Management
    Target
    Attestant Limited
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Bitwise Asset Management has acquired Attestant Limited, an institutional-grade Ethereum staking provider with $3.7 billion in staked assets. The Attestant team will join Bitwise and be rebranded as Bitwise Onchain Solutions to expand Bitwise's non-custodial staking and onchain services, with initial staking offered at a $10 million minimum.

  • Buyer
    Modera Wealth Management, LLC (Modera)
    Target
    Bay Point Wealth
    Seller
    Bill Hufnell (Bay Point Wealth founder and principal)
    Type
    Buyout

    Modera Wealth Management, a fee-only comprehensive wealth management firm, announced its acquisition of Bay Point Wealth, a registered investment adviser with offices in Annapolis and Stevensville, Maryland. Bay Point Wealth’s founder and principal said transferring ownership to Modera will enhance capabilities and improve services for Bay Point’s clients.

  • Buyer
    Paxos
    Target
    Membrane Finance
    Location
    Finland
    Type
    Buyout

    Paxos agreed to acquire Membrane Finance, a Finland-based Electronic Money Institution (EMI), subject to regulatory approval. The deal would make Paxos a fully licensed EMI in Finland and the EU and expand its regulated stablecoin and tokenization platform for European customers, including making its solutions compliant with MiCA.

  • Buyer
    ACA Group
    Target
    FINOP Consulting, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    ACA Group has acquired FINOP Consulting, LLC, an outsourced financial operations (FinOp) firm for broker-dealers led by Dan Beaton. The acquisition enhances ACA's FinOps capabilities and integrates FINOP Consulting's services into ACA Signature to better serve broker-dealer clients under FINRA and SEC standards; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Allworth Financial
    Target
    City Fiduciary Group
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Allworth Financial has acquired City Fiduciary Group, a tax planning and wealth management firm that brings approximately $839 million in assets under management and a team of 31 professionals across Washington and Oregon. The deal expands Allworth's Pacific Northwest footprint and augments its in-house tax and wealth management capabilities; it is Allworth's seventh acquisition this year and its 38th since 2018.

  • Buyer
    ProSight Financial Association
    Target
    BAI (Bank Administration Institute), RMA (Risk Management Association)
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    BAI (Bank Administration Institute) and RMA (Risk Management Association) have combined to form ProSight Financial Association, a nonprofit trade association serving financial services professionals. The merger brings together BAI’s expertise in retail banking and compliance with RMA’s strengths in commercial banking and risk management to expand capabilities and resources for members.

  • Buyer
    Stonepeak
    Target
    Boundary Street Capital, LP
    Type
    Buyout

    Stonepeak agreed to acquire Boundary Street Capital, LP, a specialist private credit investment manager focused on digital infrastructure and enterprise infrastructure software and technology services for the lower middle market. The combined platform is intended to broaden Stonepeak Credit’s digital infrastructure investing capabilities and credit-linked offerings. Stonepeak later completed the acquisition in January 2025.

  • Buyer
    DFCU Financial
    Target
    Winter Park National Bank
    Type
    Buyout

    DFCU Financial announced its intent to acquire Winter Park National Bank, a Winter Park, Florida-based commercial bank, expanding DFCU's Florida footprint. Winter Park National Bank, founded in 2017 with two branches and about 32 employees, will be retained under DFCU with CEO David Dotherow named Central Florida Area President; branches will be rebranded and integrated in 2025 pending regulatory approval.

  • Buyer
    Wealth Enhancement Group
    Target
    M&R Capital Management, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Wealth Enhancement Group has acquired M&R Capital Management, an independent RIA based in Summit, New Jersey that manages over $536 million in client assets. The three-advisor team (plus three support staff) will join Wealth Enhancement Group to access its centralized services and expand the firm's presence in New Jersey.

  • Buyer
    Eastside Distilling, Inc.
    Target
    Beeline Financial Holdings, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Eastside Distilling, Inc. signed and later closed a merger with AI-powered mortgage and title technology company Beeline Financial Holdings, Inc. Eastside issued common and preferred stock to Beeline shareholders, positioning Eastside to expand into digital mortgage origination while continuing to grow its legacy craft spirits business.

  • Buyer
    J.C. Flowers & Co.
    Target
    Pepper Advantage
    Seller
    Pepper Global
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Pepper Advantage, a global credit management firm, has agreed to be sold by its owner Pepper Global to J.C. Flowers & Co., subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2025, with Pepper Advantage continuing to operate as an independent entity under its existing management team.

  • Buyer
    Vinci Partners Investments Ltd.
    Target
    Lacan Ativos Reais
    Location
    São Paulo, Brazil
    Type
    Buyout

    Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. has signed and closed an agreement to acquire Lacan Ativos Reais, a Brazilian timberland investment management organization with ~R$1.5 billion AUM and management of roughly 130,000 hectares. The deal, closed November 4, 2024, includes an initial cash payment plus earnouts tied to fundraising and fee growth and will form the basis of Vinci's new forestry strategy in Latin America.

  • Buyer
    TriWest Capital Partners
    Target
    Alta West Mortgage Capital Corporation
    Location
    Alberta, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    TriWest Capital Partners completed a majority equity investment in Alta West Mortgage Capital Corporation, partnering with the company's existing management team led by CEO George Botros and Executive Chairman Charles McKitrick, who will remain significant shareholders. The investment positions Alta West to accelerate growth as a platform in the Canadian alternative residential mortgage market by leveraging TriWest's capital and operational resources to expand assets under management and product offerings.

  • Buyer
    Stout
    Target
    DebtX Analytics, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Stout, a global advisory firm, has acquired DebtX Analytics, a Boston-based provider of loan valuation, stress testing, and CECL analytics. The deal brings 13 DebtX Analytics employees into Stout and expands Stout's capabilities in loan portfolio valuation and regulatory stress testing for banks, insurers, private equity and government clients.

  • Buyer
    Northrim BanCorp, Inc.
    Target
    Sallyport Commercial Finance, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Northrim BanCorp, Inc. completed an all-cash acquisition of Sallyport Commercial Finance, LLC on October 31, 2024 for approximately $53.9 million. Sallyport — a Houston/Sugar Land-based specialty finance firm focused on factoring, asset-based lending and alternative working capital for SMEs — will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary and its executive management will remain in place; Northrim expects the deal to be ~15% earnings accretive to 2025 results.

  • Buyer
    Sequoia Financial Group, LLC
    Target
    Family Asset Management
    Type
    Buyout

    Akron, Ohio-based Sequoia Financial Group has acquired Family Asset Management (FAM), a Charleston, South Carolina-based SEC-registered investment advisory firm with roughly $300 million in assets under management. The acquisition expands Sequoia Financial's Southeast footprint and adds FAM's high-net-worth and multigenerational family advisory capabilities to Sequoia's wealth management and Sequoia Sentinel family office services; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Financial Finesse
    Target
    OfColor
    Type
    Buyout

    Financial Finesse has acquired OfColor, a financial-wellness platform focused on improving outcomes for employees of color. The acquisition adds culturally relevant content and coaching expertise to Financial Finesse’s employer-sponsored financial coaching offerings to broaden its impact and reach.

  • Buyer
    Aquarian Holdings
    Target
    PACE Equity
    Type
    Buyout

    Aquarian Holdings has acquired a majority stake in PACE Equity and committed up to $1 billion of financing to scale the firm's commercial PACE (C-PACE) lending platform. The investment will expand PACE Equity's capacity to fund commercial green building projects and broaden its market reach across the U.S.

  • Buyer
    Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
    Target
    Prytania Solutions Ltd. (PSL)
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Houlihan Lokey has acquired Prytania Solutions Ltd. (PSL), a London-based provider of technology-driven structured credit valuation and analytics, enhancing Houlihan Lokey's Portfolio Valuation and Fund Advisory Services with PSL's machine learning capabilities. The deal, signed and closed on 29 October 2024, expands the firm's European presence and strengthens its data-driven valuation offerings to banking and asset management clients.

  • Buyer
    Kapitus
    Target
    Ten Oaks Commercial Capital
    Type
    Buyout

    Kapitus acquired Ten Oaks Commercial Capital and is launching a dedicated equipment financing arm to expand its lending products for small and medium-sized businesses. The deal brings Ten Oaks’ equipment finance origination capabilities and dealer relationships into Kapitus’ platform to accelerate vendor and direct equipment financing and start on‑balance-sheet funding in early 2025.

  • Buyer
    Modern Wealth Management
    Target
    Petso Financial Consultants, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Modern Wealth Management has acquired Boise-based Petso Financial Consultants, a fee-only RIA with approximately $1.4 billion in AUM and a 10-person team. The asset purchase brings Modern Wealth's total AUM to over $6 billion and expands the firm's presence into the Pacific Northwest; Petso founder David Petso joins Modern Wealth as a managing director.

  • Buyer
    Komainu
    Target
    Propine Holdings Pte Ltd, Propine Technologies Pte Ltd
    Seller
    Laser Digital
    Location
    Singapore
    Type
    Buyout

    Komainu, a regulated digital asset custodian and service provider, has agreed in principle to acquire Propine Holdings Pte Ltd (via Propine Technologies Pte Ltd) to expand its presence in Singapore and South-East Asia. The transaction is subject to approval by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and Propine is expected to join Komainu’s platform under the Komainu brand.

  • Buyer
    Renasant Corporation
    Target
    The First Bancshares, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Renasant Corporation and The First Bancshares announced they have received all necessary regulatory approvals to complete the proposed merger. The companies expect to close the transaction on April 1, 2025, following shareholder approval previously obtained in October 2024.

  • Buyer
    Apex Group Ltd.
    Target
    Finix Group
    Location
    Región Metropolitana, Chile
    Type
    Buyout

    Apex Group Ltd. has acquired Finix Group, a Chilean fund administration and back-office services provider, adding about 100 employees and roughly $10.5 billion in assets under administration. The deal gives Apex an entry into the Andean Latin American market (operations in Chile) and expands its fund- and asset-servicing footprint across Latin America.

  • Buyer
    TMX VettaFi
    Target
    iNDEX Research and Development
    Location
    Tel Aviv District, Israel
    Type
    Buyout

    TMX VettaFi, a subsidiary of TMX Group, has acquired iNDEX Research and Development, an index provider that designs, calculates, and manages equity and fixed income indexes. The deal expands TMX VettaFi's indexing capabilities and presence in European time zones, adding iNDEX's team and ~$10 billion in linked assets to its offerings.

  • Buyer
    Hope Bancorp, Blue Hill Advisors (investor consortium)
    Target
    Territorial Bancorp
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Territorial Bancorp is pursuing a pending merger with Hope Bancorp, but Yakira Capital Management—an approximately 1.23% shareholder—urged Territorial’s board to reconsider and engage with a competing acquisition proposal from an investor consortium led by Blue Hill Advisors. Yakira argues Blue Hill’s proposal offers higher value (up to $12.50 per share, ~25% above the Hope deal) and is potentially more likely to close.

  • Buyer
    Alerus Financial Corporation
    Target
    HMN Financial, Inc., Home Federal Savings Bank
    Type
    Buyout

    Alerus Financial Corporation completed its previously announced all-stock acquisition of HMN Financial, Inc. and its subsidiary Home Federal Savings Bank for approximately $128.8 million. The deal expands Alerus’ banking footprint into the Rochester, Minnesota MSA, makes it the largest bank acquisition in Alerus history, and adds roughly $1.1 billion in assets to the combined company; HMN board member Jeffrey Bolton joined Alerus’ board in connection with closing.

  • Buyer
    F.L.Putnam Investment Management Company
    Target
    Darwin Trust Company of New Hampshire, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    F.L.Putnam Investment Management Company has completed the acquisition of Darwin Trust Company of New Hampshire, LLC, a New Hampshire‑chartered trust company. The Darwin business will retain its name and leadership under Melissa Sommer, with Massachusetts-based Darwin employees relocating to F.L.Putnam's Lynnfield headquarters while Darwin's New Hampshire staff remain in Nashua.

  • Buyer
    GCG Advisory Partners LLC
    Target
    Infinity Financial Partners LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    GCG Advisory Partners LLC has acquired Infinity Financial Partners LLC, a financial advisory firm managing over $230 million in client assets, adding a key office in the Atlanta area. The deal expands GCG AP’s total managed assets to more than $2.5 billion and strengthens its wealth-management capabilities, particularly in tax advice and succession planning.

  • Buyer
    Hub International Limited
    Target
    Creative Financial Strategies, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Hub International Limited has acquired Creative Financial Strategies, LLC, a Columbia, South Carolina-based investment and financial advisory firm. The Creative Financial Strategies team, including president Terry A. Crenshaw and EVP William H. Phillips, will join Hub Carolinas to strengthen Hub's retirement and private wealth capabilities.

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