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Arax Investment Partners Acquires Summit Wealth Strategies

August 5, 2025

Wealth Management

Arax Investment Partners, a RedBird-backed wealth-management platform, has acquired Summit Wealth Strategies, a Chesterfield, Missouri–based registered investment advisor with $1 billion in assets under management. Summit will join Arax Advisory Partners to expand Arax's Midwest presence; financial terms were not disclosed.

Wealth Enhancement Acquires the Capstone Team from Capstone Wealth Advisors, LLC

February 6, 2025

Wealth Management

Wealth Enhancement, a national independent wealth management firm, has welcomed the Capstone Team from Capstone Wealth Advisors, LLC — a team of six advisors and five support staff overseeing approximately $618 million in client assets. The move expands Wealth Enhancement’s presence in the Pacific Northwest and increases its total client assets to more than $102.7 billion.

Wealth Enhancement Group Acquires Peak Financial Services, Inc.

July 9, 2024

Financial Services

Wealth Enhancement Group, a national independent wealth management firm, has acquired Peak Financial Services, Inc., a hybrid RIA based in Northborough, Massachusetts that oversees more than $123 million in client assets. The deal expands Wealth Enhancement Group's presence in Massachusetts and the Northeast and brings Peak Financial's founder Kevin O'Brien and his team onto Wealth Enhancement's platform.

Carson Group Fully Acquires Carson Wealth Scottsdale

February 20, 2026

Wealth Management

Carson Group announced it has fully acquired its Carson Wealth office in Scottsdale, Arizona, bringing the previously minority‑held Carson Wealth Scottsdale practice under full ownership. The Scottsdale team, led by managing partner Brent Pine, oversees roughly $430 million in AUM and the deal is positioned primarily to support succession, leadership development and long‑term client continuity.

EP Wealth Advisors Acquires Thompson Wealth Management

March 3, 2026

Financial Services

EP Wealth Advisors partnered with Thompson Wealth Management in a deal that adds over $300 million in assets under management (AUM) and expands EP Wealth’s Arizona footprint. Thompson Wealth Management, founded in 2010 and focused on serving federal employees, will join EP Wealth along with its founder and six-person team; financial terms were not disclosed.

Aspen Standard Wealth Acquires SKY Investment Group

July 13, 2025

Wealth Management

Aspen Standard Wealth has acquired SKY Investment Group, a Hartford-based RIA managing $880 million in AUM. The deal adds SKY to Aspen's growing platform of partner RIAs and provides long-term capital, infrastructure and support while preserving SKY's identity and leadership.