World Investment Advisors Acquires TCG Wealth Management

World Investment Advisors Acquires Boston Harbor Wealth Advisors

July 25, 2024

Financial Services

Santa Barbara-based World Investment Advisors, a subsidiary of World Insurance Associates, has acquired Boston Harbor Wealth Advisors, an independent financial advisory firm based in Westborough, Massachusetts. The deal brings more than $3.5 billion in AUM, 76 team members and 15 offices into World’s platform as part of its ongoing RIA roll-up and AUM growth strategy.

Merit Financial Advisors Acquires Global Wealth Advisors

August 18, 2025

Wealth Management

Merit Financial Advisors, an Atlanta-based wealth management firm, acquired Global Wealth Advisors, adding approximately $860 million in client assets and six office locations. The transaction, finalized Aug. 18, 2025, expands Merit's footprint in Texas and bolsters its national advisory team as GWA advisors join Merit.

TC Wealth Partners Acquires EFG Advisors

February 8, 2023

Wealth Management

TC Wealth Partners, supported by parent Hightower Advisors, has acquired EFG Advisors, adding about $800 million in AUM and creating a combined firm with roughly $2 billion in AUM. EFG will operate under the TC Wealth Partners name and the transaction is intended to expand the combined firm's wealth, estate and life-insurance planning capabilities across the Chicago area and beyond.

Dakota Wealth Management Acquires C2C Wealth Management

January 2, 2024

Wealth Management

Dakota Wealth Management has acquired C2C Wealth Management, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Mansfield, Massachusetts that manages approximately $350 million in client assets (and advises on an additional $550 million). Founder Louis Delle Valle and client services associate Carol Donnelly will join Dakota; the deal creates Dakota's third Massachusetts office and expands the firm's national footprint to 14 offices across nine states.

BharCap Partners Invests in GCG Advisory Partners

September 10, 2025

Financial Services

BharCap Partners made a strategic recapitalization investment in GCG Advisory Partners, the parent of GCG Wealth Management, with GCG management rolling over significant equity. The transaction provides capital to accelerate GCG's M&A-driven acquisition strategy and Monetize & Scale platform; prior investor LNC Partners exited its investment.

CAPTRUST Onboards Wealth Covenant Group (Houston)

January 10, 2025

Financial Services

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors announced that Wealth Covenant Group (WCG), a Houston-based wealth advisory firm, has joined CAPTRUST and will adopt the CAPTRUST brand. WCG brings three employees and approximately $300 million in client assets, expanding CAPTRUST's presence in the Houston/Texas market.