Bradley, Foster & Sargent Merges with Napatree Capital

Wealth Enhancement Group Acquires BFS Wealth Management

December 15, 2022

Financial Services

Wealth Enhancement Group acquired BFS Wealth Management, a hybrid registered investment advisor based in Iselin, New Jersey that oversees roughly $523 million in client assets. The deal expands Wealth Enhancement Group’s footprint in the New York–New Jersey–Connecticut Tri‑State region to 12 offices and brings a team of three advisors and six support staff onto its national platform.

CAPTRUST Acquires $5 Billion Boston Financial Management

November 29, 2024

Wealth Management

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors has acquired Boston Financial Management, adding nearly $5 billion of client assets and 45 colleagues across Boston, Cape Cod (Massachusetts) and Portland (Maine). As part of the transaction BFM founder Richard H. Morse will retire; Berkshire Global Advisors served as BFM's financial advisor.

NFP Acquires AFS Advisors, LLC

January 7, 2022

Wealth Management

NFP, a global insurance broker and consultant, has acquired AFS Advisors, LLC, an independent registered retirement and investment advisor based in Suwanee, Georgia. The acquisition (closed January 7, 2022) expands NFP's retirement capabilities and footprint in the Atlanta metro and broader Atlantic region.

EP Wealth Advisors Adds NBS Financial Services to Expand Southern California Presence

April 29, 2025

Financial Services

EP Wealth Advisors has entered a strategic partnership to bring NBS Financial Services into its Westlake Village office, adding over $230 million in AUM. The move strengthens EP Wealth’s Southern California footprint and integrates NBS’s local advisory team into EP Wealth’s platform; financial terms were not disclosed.

Citizens Financial Group Acquires Bradley Wealth Partners

November 21, 2025

Financial Services

Citizens Financial Group has acquired Bradley Wealth Partners, a Newport Beach-based advisory team that previously managed $880 million in client assets, and integrated the team's advisors into Citizens Private Wealth. The move expands Citizens' private wealth footprint in Southern California and strengthens its capabilities serving next-generation and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

NFP Acquires Diversified Brokerage Services (DBS)

April 10, 2023

Insurance

NFP has acquired Diversified Brokerage Services, Inc. (DBS), a Minneapolis-based life insurance brokerage and one of the largest BGAs in the United States. The acquisition expands NFP's life insurance distribution capabilities and adds DBS's enterprise relationships with broker-dealers, wirehouses and RIAs; DBS principals George 'Chip' Van Dusen IV and Tori Van Dusen-Roos will join NFP.