CW Advisors Acquires Mercadien Asset Management
July 18, 2024
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.
- Buyers
- CW Advisors, LLC, Audax Private Equity
- Targets
- Mercadien Asset Management, LLC
- Platforms
- CW Advisors, LLC
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- New Jersey, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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