Summit Financial and Merchant Invest in Four Wealth Advisory Firms

Summit Financial (Summit Growth Partners) Invests in BFG Wealth and Canon Capital Wealth Management

September 30, 2024

Financial Services

Summit Financial, via its Summit Growth Partners (SGP) program, made strategic minority investments in advisory firms BFG Wealth and Canon Capital Wealth Management, onboarding their teams to Summit’s platform. The partnerships allow both firms to retain their leadership teams and ownership while gaining access to Summit’s multi-family office resources, capital and national network to accelerate advisor growth and client service.

Summit Financial and Merchant Acquire Equity Stake in Meeder Wealth Management

August 21, 2024

Wealth Management

Summit Financial, together with Merchant Investment Management, has acquired an equity stake in the wealth management arm of Meeder Investment Management. The Dublin, Ohio-based Meeder Wealth Management team — which manages nearly $400 million in AUM — will retain its branding and team and will access Summit's SummitVantage platform and Merchant's growth resources to accelerate national growth.

Summit Financial / Summit Growth Partners Makes Minority Investment in Midway Wealth Partners ($550M AUM)

December 15, 2024

Financial Services

Summit Financial, through its Summit Growth Partners (SGP) partnership, made a strategic minority investment in Midway Wealth Partners, a Chicagoland-based wealth advisory team managing approximately $550 million in client assets. Midway will continue to operate under its existing leadership while gaining access to Summit's platform resources, capital, and multi-family office services to support growth and expand Summit's presence in Illinois.

Summit Financial (SGP) Takes Minority Stakes in SEFG, Radiance Private Wealth and Silvertree

December 1, 2024

Financial Services

Summit Financial, through its Summit Growth Partners (SGP) partnership model, has made strategic minority, non-controlling investments in three independent advisory firms: Southeast Financial Group (SEFG), Radiance Private Wealth, and Silvertree Retirement Planning. The transactions expand Summit's nationwide advisor network and provide the firms access to Summit's multi-family office resources while allowing them to retain their leadership and autonomy.

Mercer Advisors Acquires Summit Wealth Advisors, Inc.

August 5, 2020

Financial Services

Mercer Advisors (Mercer Global Advisors Inc.) has acquired Summit Wealth Advisors, Inc., a Frisco, Colorado-based wealth management firm with approximately $130 million in assets under management. The deal brings Summit's founders/shareholders — Robert (Bob) Lau and Emily Messegee — and their team into Mercer and expands Mercer’s presence and client services capability in Colorado.

Summit Financial Onboards Gateway Advisory ( $830M AUM )

March 16, 2025

Wealth Management

Summit Financial has made a strategic investment in Gateway Advisory, a New Jersey-based registered investment advisory firm with $830 million in assets under management. The Gateway team and principals will integrate into Summit’s Parsippany office as part of Summit’s ongoing roll-up of advisory practices to expand its multi‑family office platform.