Pitcairn Acquires Brightside Partners and Launches New RIA
January 30, 2025
Pitcairn, a long-established family office based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, has acquired Baltimore-based Registered Investment Advisor Brightside Partners and launched a new RIA, Pitcairn Wealth Advisors LLC. The acquisition expands Pitcairn’s alternative investments platform—adding Brightside’s network of more than 100 asset managers—and increases Pitcairn’s advised assets to over $9 billion.
- Buyers
- Pitcairn (Pitcairn Financial Group LLC)
- Targets
- Brightside Partners
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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