WA Asset Management Acquires Clark Financial Advisors

WA Asset Management Acquires BT Wealth Management

June 30, 2022

Financial Services

WA Asset Management (WAAM), a Birmingham-based registered investment adviser, has acquired BT Wealth Management (BTWM), the wealth management division of Bennett Thrasher, LLP. The deal brings BTWM's 14-person team and approximately $1 billion in AUM into WAAM and establishes a strategic foothold for WAAM in Georgia (Atlanta and Savannah) to support further regional growth.

CW Advisors Acquires Cubic Asset Management

June 30, 2024

Financial Services

Boston-based CW Advisors (CWA), a PE-backed registered investment advisor, has acquired Cubic Asset Management, an independent Boston-based account management firm, adding over $700 million of AUM to CWA. The deal is an add-on to CWA's platform (which is partnered with Audax Private Equity) and is intended to expand CWA's investment capabilities and client servicing for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

MCF Advisors Acquires Accredited Wealth Management

December 12, 2025

Financial Services

Lexington-based MCF Advisors LLC has acquired Louisville fee-only Registered Investment Adviser Accredited Wealth Management LLC, adding $178 million of AUM and expanding MCF's presence in the Louisville market. The founders of AWM, Steve Giacobbe and Shawn Clark, joined MCF as Senior Financial Advisors and Partners; the deal is MCF's first transaction since taking an equity investment from Wealth Partners Capital Group and the Aspire Holdings platform of HGGC, and increases MCF's AUM to about $3.9 billion.

CW Advisors Acquires Mercadien Asset Management

July 18, 2024

Financial Services

CW Advisors (CWA), a Boston-based SEC-registered investment advisor, has acquired Mercadien Asset Management, an RIA based in Hamilton, New Jersey. Terms were not disclosed; the deal expands CWA's Mid-Atlantic footprint and is the third acquisition since CWA partnered with Audax Private Equity in June 2023.

CW Advisors Acquires Aspire Wealth Management and Fernwood Investment Management

February 3, 2025

Wealth Management

CW Advisors (CWA) acquired Aspire Wealth Management (Waltham, MA) and Fernwood Investment Management (Quincy, MA), adding more than $800 million of AUM to the CWA platform. The deals closed in January 2025 and expand CWA's Boston-area footprint; terms were not disclosed and Fernwood was represented by Surfside Capital.

Merit Financial Advisors Acquires AMP Wealth Management

June 24, 2025

Financial Services

Merit Financial Advisors, a Georgia-based wealth management firm, has acquired AMP Wealth Management of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, adding $365 million of assets and expanding Merit's Midwest footprint with a seventh office in Wisconsin. AMP's founder Dr. Jerome Mahalick and his team will join Merit, and AMP's dividend-focused investment strategy will be integrated into Merit's platform; financial terms were not disclosed.