Credent Wealth Management Acquires TFG Advisors
July 10, 2025
CX Institutional d/b/a Credent Wealth Management acquired TFG Advisors, a Michigan-based financial advisory firm with approximately $420 million in AUM and roughly 400 clients, adding Auburn Hills and Ann Arbor offices and bringing Credent close to $4.0 billion in AUM. The seven-member TFG team — including principals George Barnhart, Terry Hirsch, and Paul Reile — will join Credent; the deal supports TFG's succession plans and expands Credent's Midwest footprint.
- Buyers
- Credent Wealth Management (CX Institutional, LLC)
- Targets
- TFG Advisors
- Sellers
- TFG Advisors (principals George Barnhart, Terry Hirsch, Paul Reile)
- Industry
- Wealth Management
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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