Private Advisor Group Acquires Investors Financial Group
March 16, 2022
Private Advisor Group, a Morristown, New Jersey-based independent wealth management firm, has acquired Minnesota-based registered investment advisor Investors Financial Group (IFG). IFG — comprised of nearly 30 advisors and staff and managing $1.86 billion in advisory AUM as of Dec. 31, 2021 — will transition RIA management to Private Advisor Group to gain practice management resources, scale, and succession planning support.
- Buyers
- Private Advisor Group
- Targets
- Investors Financial Group
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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