Simplicity Group Acquires Sawtooth Solutions, LLC
September 14, 2021
Simplicity Group acquired Minneapolis-based Sawtooth Solutions, a provider of unified managed account (UMA) technology and outsourced investment management services, and will integrate Sawtooth under the Simplicity brand. The acquisition expands Simplicity's wealth advisory capabilities and distribution reach by making Sawtooth's UMA platform available across Simplicity's national network of advisors, broker-dealers and banks.
- Buyers
- Simplicity Group
- Targets
- Sawtooth Solutions, LLC
- Industry
- Wealth Management
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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