Clearstead Advisors Acquires Avalon Trust

Clearstead Advisors Acquires Scott Snow (financial advisors) LLC

August 1, 2022

Wealth Management

Private equity–backed Clearstead Advisors has acquired Scott Snow (financial advisors) LLC, an eponymous Westlake, Ohio wealth management firm founded by Scott Snow. The add-on transaction expands Clearstead’s private wealth management capabilities and adds roughly $530 million to the firm’s assets under advisement as it grows its inorganic acquisition program.

Flexpoint Ford Acquires Majority Stake in Clearstead Advisors

October 8, 2021

Financial Services

Flexpoint Ford has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Clearstead Advisors, a Cleveland-based registered investment advisor with approximately $29 billion in assets under management and advisement. The investment, which will see current investor Rosemont Investment Partners exit its minority stake, is intended to accelerate Clearstead's organic growth and strategic acquisitions and is expected to close by year-end subject to regulatory approval.

Clearstead Advisors Acquires Waveland Family Office

January 31, 2025

Financial Services

Clearstead Advisors, a Cleveland-based RIA backed by Flexpoint Ford, has acquired the assets of Waveland Family Office LLC, a northern Chicago suburban family office with approximately $420 million AUM. The deal closed January 31; Waveland’s six employees will join Clearstead and principals Allen C. Berg and Dennis Zaslavsky will join as equity partners, expanding Clearstead’s Midwest presence and capabilities.

Clearstead Advisors Acquires The Clarius Group

January 31, 2026

Wealth Management

Clearstead Advisors has acquired The Clarius Group, a Seattle-based multi-family office overseeing approximately $5.1 billion in assets, with the transaction closing on January 31, 2026. Thirty-six Clarius professionals, including co-founders Keith Vernon and Matthew Talbot, joined Clearstead as part of the deal, which strengthens Clearstead's ultra-high-net-worth and family office capabilities and its presence in the Pacific Northwest.

Clearstead Advisors Acquires Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management

April 1, 2024

Financial Services

Clearstead Advisors has acquired the assets of Wilbanks Smith and Thomas Asset Management (WST), a Norfolk, Virginia-based wealth and investment management firm that manages over $5 billion in assets. The deal expands Clearstead’s geographic presence in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern states, brings six WST partners into Clearstead as shareholders, and increases the combined firm to roughly $44 billion in assets under advisement and 225 employees.

True North Advisors Acquires Clear Rock Advisors

September 17, 2024

Financial Services

True North Advisors, a Dallas-based registered investment adviser with $3.9 billion AUM, has acquired Clear Rock Advisors, a Texas wealth management firm managing approximately $470 million in AUM with offices in Dallas, Austin and Kerrville. The acquisition — True North’s first since entering a strategic growth partnership with Wealth Partners Capital Group and HGGC’s Aspire platform — expands True North’s presence in the Texas market and adds Clear Rock’s private-investor-focused client base.