Global Wealth Management Acquires Gulf Coast Financial Planning

Merit Financial Advisors Acquires Global Wealth Advisors

August 18, 2025

Wealth Management

Merit Financial Advisors, an Atlanta-based wealth management firm, acquired Global Wealth Advisors, adding approximately $860 million in client assets and six office locations. The transaction, finalized Aug. 18, 2025, expands Merit's footprint in Texas and bolsters its national advisory team as GWA advisors join Merit.

Mercer Advisors Acquires Family Wealth Planning Group

August 1, 2025

Financial Services

Mercer Global Advisors (Mercer Advisors) has acquired Family Wealth Planning Group and its affiliate Family Wealth Tax Advisory, a Naples, Florida-based wealth and tax planning firm overseeing approximately $1.2 billion in client assets. The deal expands Mercer’s presence in Southern Florida and adds wealth, tax and estate planning capabilities while retaining the nine-member Family Wealth team.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Wealth Management Partners Pty Ltd

January 10, 2025

Financial Services

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) has acquired Perth-based Wealth Management Partners Pty Ltd (WMP), a financial planning firm specializing in retirement plan risk management for individuals and corporate clients in Western Australia. The WMP leadership team will remain in place and integrate with Gallagher’s employee benefits and HR consulting operations in Australia; terms were not disclosed.

Generational Wealth Launches Following Merger and $100M Acquisition

January 16, 2026

Wealth Management

Generational Wealth launched as a unified wealth management and financial planning firm after a merger tied to a joint $100 million acquisition, entering the market with over $900 million in assets under management and administration. Headquartered in North Palm Beach, Florida, the firm said it will combine fiduciary financial planning, an in-house investment team, and invest in technology and talent as it scales.

Creative Planning Acquires Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management Business

August 28, 2023

Financial Services

Creative Planning, an independent Registered Investment Advisor, has agreed to acquire Goldman Sachs’ Personal Financial Management (PFM) unit. The deal — a divestiture by Goldman Sachs — moves PFM’s advisors and client relationships to Creative Planning and is expected to close in Q4 2023, while preserving access to Goldman Sachs Asset Management solutions through an expanded strategic relationship.

Modern Wealth Management Acquires Wade Financial Advisory and Planned Asset Management

April 9, 2025

Wealth Management

Modern Wealth Management has completed the acquisition of Wade Financial Advisory and expects to close on the acquisition of Planned Asset Management, adding roughly $1 billion in AUM and bringing Modern Wealth's assets under management to over $7 billion. The deals establish Modern Wealth's first client-facing offices in California, integrate Wade Financial's tax planning business into Modern Wealth's tax platform, and support a leadership succession plan at Planned Asset Management.