CI Financial Acquires Balasa Dinverno Foltz (BDF)

First Financial Bancorp to Acquire BankFinancial Corporation

January 1, 2026

Financial Services

First Financial Bancorp agreed to acquire Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $142 million. The deal is intended to expand First Financial’s presence in the Chicago market, adding 18 financial centers and BankFinancial’s consumer, trust/wealth management, and selected commercial lending capabilities.

CI Financial Acquires Budros, Ruhlin & Roe

October 4, 2021

Wealth Management

CI Financial Corp. has completed the acquisition of Budros, Ruhlin & Roe, Inc. (BRR), a Columbus, Ohio-based registered investment advisor managing approximately US$3.5 billion in assets. The deal expands CI Private Wealth's U.S. presence and increases CI's U.S. wealth management assets to roughly US$82 billion.

CI Financial Acquires Dowling & Yahnke

May 10, 2021

Financial Services

CI Financial Corp. agreed to acquire San Diego-based registered investment advisor Dowling & Yahnke, LLC, which manages approximately US$5.1 billion in assets and serves over 1,300 clients. The deal expands CI's U.S. wealth-management platform and establishes CI's first San Diego location, increasing CI's U.S. assets and presence in southern California; financial terms were not disclosed.

CI Financial Acquires Segall Bryant & Hamill

January 25, 2021

Financial Services

CI Financial Corp. agreed to acquire Chicago-based Segall Bryant & Hamill, a high-net-worth-focused registered investment advisor and institutional asset manager with roughly US$23 billion in assets and about 122 employees. The acquisition expands CI's U.S. wealth management footprint and enhances its institutional and alternative investment capabilities as part of its cross-border growth strategy.

CI Financial Acquires Doyle Wealth Management

November 5, 2020

Wealth Management

CI Financial Corp. will acquire 100% of Doyle Wealth Management (DWM), a St. Petersburg, Florida–based RIA overseeing approximately US$1.1 billion in assets. The deal expands CI’s U.S. wealth-management footprint into Florida and strengthens its wealth-planning and tax capabilities; DWM’s co-founders Robert and Jillian Doyle will continue to lead the business after close.

CI Financial Corp. Acquires Majority Interest in Stavis & Cohen Financial LLC

November 3, 2020

Financial Services

CI Financial Corp. will acquire a majority interest in Houston-based registered investment advisor Stavis & Cohen Financial LLC, which manages approximately US$570 million in assets. The deal expands CI's U.S. wealth platform (raising U.S. assets to about US$13 billion and North American wealth assets to ~US$59 billion) and is expected to close prior to year-end; terms were not disclosed.