Alera Group Wealth Services Acquires Johnson Brunetti

Alera Group Wealth Services Acquires Wharton Business Group

June 8, 2022

Financial Services

Alera Group Wealth Services, a division of Alera Group, has acquired Wharton Business Group, an employee-owned Pennsylvania wealth services firm that manages more than $3.5 billion in assets. The deal expands Alera's wealth management AUM and Pennsylvania presence; financial and legal advisors to Wharton Business Group were DeVoe & Company and Alston & Bird, respectively. Terms were not disclosed.

Alera Group Wealth Services Acquires Benson Blackburn

November 2, 2022

Insurance

Alera Group Wealth Services, a division of Alera Group, has acquired Benson Blackburn, a Naples, Florida-based insurance consultancy specializing in wealth preservation for ultra-affluent families and closely held businesses. The acquisition expands Alera's wealth services capabilities—particularly private placement life insurance and high-net-worth advisory expertise—and Benson Blackburn will continue to operate under its name with its principals remaining in place. Terms were not disclosed.

Alera Group Acquires Brio Benefits

October 17, 2023

Insurance

Alera Group, a national insurance and financial services firm based in Deerfield, Illinois, has acquired Brio Benefits, an employee benefits and retirement plan consulting firm headquartered in New York. The Brio team will remain in their existing roles and the acquisition is intended to strengthen Alera Group's employee benefits capabilities and deliver expanded resources to clients; terms were not disclosed.

Alera Group Acquires The Ascent Group

January 4, 2023

Wealth Management

Alera Group, a national insurance, wealth and retirement services firm based in Deerfield, Illinois, acquired Virginia Beach–based The Ascent Group and its affiliated companies (Summit Group and Walsh & Nicholson Financial Group). The deal adds approximately $1.5 billion in RIA assets and $1.3 billion in retirement plan assets to Alera’s wealth and retirement plan services divisions and brings about 42 employees (including 15 advisors) into Alera’s platform.

Alera Group Acquires Trinity Advisors Group

May 13, 2025

Financial Services

Alera Group has acquired West Chester-based Trinity Advisors Group, a retirement plan consulting firm, in an asset purchase to expand Alera's Mid-Atlantic retirement plan capabilities. TAG will operate within The Ascent Group, an Alera company; terms were not disclosed.

Alera Group Acquires Trimble-Batjer

May 9, 2024

Insurance

Alera Group, a national insurance and financial services firm, has acquired Texas-based insurance agency Trimble-Batjer. The acquisition expands Alera Group’s national footprint and brings Trimble-Batjer’s local risk management and insurance capabilities into Alera’s platform; terms were not disclosed.