Sanctuary Wealth Takes Minority Stake in 1280 Financial Partners

Sanctuary Wealth Facilitates Marriott Wealth Advisors Joining mFORCE Capital

July 8, 2022

Financial Services

Sanctuary Wealth facilitated the acquisition of Marriott Wealth Advisors, a three-person independent retirement planning firm in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, by integrating the practice as Marriott Wealth Advisors, Inc., a division of mFORCE Capital. Sanctuary supplied capital through its Partnership Program, taking a minority stake to provide long-term stability and growth resources while mFORCE Capital will operate the acquired practice; the firm brings approximately $140 million in client assets under advisement.

Summit Financial (Summit Growth Partners) Invests in BFG Wealth and Canon Capital Wealth Management

September 30, 2024

Financial Services

Summit Financial, via its Summit Growth Partners (SGP) program, made strategic minority investments in advisory firms BFG Wealth and Canon Capital Wealth Management, onboarding their teams to Summit’s platform. The partnerships allow both firms to retain their leadership teams and ownership while gaining access to Summit’s multi-family office resources, capital and national network to accelerate advisor growth and client service.

Merit Financial Advisors Acquires Sanctuary Wealth Management and Fiduciary Services

March 19, 2025

Wealth Management

Merit Financial Advisors has acquired Sanctuary Wealth Management, LLC and its subsidiary Fiduciary Services, LLC, expanding Merit's presence into Idaho and adding approximately $1.6 billion in assets. The deal brings Sanctuary's wealth management and ESOP/fiduciary capabilities onto Merit's platform; the three firm owners will join Merit as wealth managers.

Bluespring Wealth Partners Acquires Security Financial Management

February 2, 2022

Wealth Management

Bluespring Wealth Partners, a subsidiary of Kestra Holdings, has acquired Security Financial Management, a 30+-year wealth management firm with more than $950 million in assets under management and offices in Florida and Minnesota. The deal brings Security Financial Management's team and advisory capacity onto Bluespring's platform to accelerate growth through mergers, talent recruitment and expanded client services, while enabling the founders to focus on client-facing activities.

Sanctuary Wealth Acquires tru Independence

May 1, 2024

Financial Services

Sanctuary Wealth has acquired tru Independence, a Portland-based firm that supports 30 RIA firms managing $12.5 billion in client assets. The combination expands Sanctuary's multi-model platform for independent wealth advisors and brings additional capabilities and affiliation options to elite financial advisors across the RIA channel.

Summit Financial and Merchant Invest in Four Wealth Advisory Firms

July 22, 2025

Wealth Management

Summit Financial, together with growth partner Merchant Investment Management, made strategic investments in four independent advisory firms — Crow Financial Advisors (Albuquerque), Everest Consultants (Syracuse), Heritage Wealth Partners (Dublin, Ohio), and LPF Advisors (Sarasota) — that together manage roughly $1.2 billion in client assets. The transactions bring each firm onto the Summit platform to accelerate geographic expansion and scale Summit's national network of wealth managers.