Summit Financial Makes Minority Investment in Ivy Wealth Management

MAI Capital Management Acquires Summit Financial Advisors

September 12, 2025

Wealth Management

MAI Capital Management has acquired San Mateo-based Summit Financial Advisors, integrating Summit’s advisory team and approximately $570 million in client assets into MAI’s wealth management platform. The deal expands MAI’s presence and capabilities in California—adding Summit’s expertise serving Silicon Valley executives—while Summit’s lead advisor Rafael Velez joins MAI as Regional President and Senior Managing Director.

Arax Investment Partners Acquires Summit Wealth Strategies

August 5, 2025

Wealth Management

Arax Investment Partners, a RedBird-backed wealth-management platform, has acquired Summit Wealth Strategies, a Chesterfield, Missouri–based registered investment advisor with $1 billion in assets under management. Summit will join Arax Advisory Partners to expand Arax's Midwest presence; financial terms were not disclosed.

SageView Advisory Group Acquires Summit Financial Consultants

August 9, 2022

Financial Services

SageView Advisory Group completed the acquisition of Summit Financial Consultants, integrating the Westlake Village, California-based RIA into the SageView platform. The deal expands SageView’s presence in Southern California and adds approximately $321 million in AUM to its retirement and wealth management business.

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 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.

Aspen Standard Wealth Acquires Summitry ( $2.8B AUM )

November 4, 2024

Wealth Management

Aspen Standard Wealth, a permanent RIA partnership backed by Alpine Investors, has acquired Summitry, a San Francisco Bay Area registered investment adviser with $2.8 billion in AUM. The deal brings Summitry into Aspen’s long-term, non-resale partnership model to support growth, people development, and continued client service.