Simplicity Group Acquires The Leaders Group, Inc.
February 15, 2023
Simplicity Group Holdings, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Leaders Group, Inc., a national independent broker-dealer based in Littleton, Colorado. The acquisition expands Simplicity's distribution capability into the brokerage general agency (BGA) channel and enhances its ability to support independent financial advisors and BGAs with insurance and securities distribution services.
- Buyers
- Simplicity Group Holdings, Inc.
- Targets
- The Leaders Group, Inc.
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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