Atria Wealth Solutions Acquires Western International Securities
May 20, 2020
Atria Wealth Solutions completed the acquisition of Western International Securities (WIS), adding WIS's more than 400 independent financial advisors and roughly $11 billion of assets under administration to Atria's platform. The deal expands Atria's advisor affiliation models (including a turnkey branch solution) and increases its scale to serve nearly 2,500 advisors with about $75 billion of AUA across five broker-dealers.
- Buyers
- Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.
- Targets
- Western International Securities, Inc.
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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