FGS Global Acquires Longview Communications and Public Affairs

Apella Wealth Acquires Longview Financial Advisors

September 18, 2026

Wealth Management

Apella Wealth acquired Longview Financial Advisors, a San Rafael, California-based registered investment advisor, for about $384 million in assets under management. The deal closed on September 15, 2026, and Longview founder Tim Harrington and the Longview team joined Apella as part of the transaction.

FGS Global Acquires Rich Feuer Anderson to Expand Government Affairs and Regulatory Capabilities

August 14, 2026

Professional Services

FGS Global acquired Rich Feuer Anderson, a bipartisan Washington, D.C.-based government affairs firm focused on financial services, energy, technology, and regulatory policy. The deal combines Rich Feuer Anderson’s advocacy and government affairs capabilities with FGS Global’s strategic communications, transaction advisory, crisis management, and international platform.

EP Wealth Advisors Acquires LongView Asset Management

February 6, 2026

Wealth Management

EP Wealth Advisors has partnered with and acquired LongView Asset Management, a Santa Fe-based RIA, adding more than $390 million in AUM and expanding EP Wealth's presence in New Mexico. LongView founder David Cantor and seven team members will join EP Wealth, and the move is intended to broaden the firm's planning and advisory capabilities for LongView's clients.

WSP Global Acquires Communica Public Affairs

March 21, 2024

Consulting

WSP Global Inc. has completed the acquisition of Communica Public Affairs Inc., a Canadian Indigenous and stakeholder engagement and information-management consulting firm. The deal brings approximately 50 professionals and expands WSP’s capabilities in Indigenous and stakeholder engagement and information management to support multidisciplinary projects and clients’ ESG journeys across Canada.

KKR Makes Growth Investment in FGS Global

April 11, 2023

Consulting

KKR has made a growth investment in FGS Global, the strategic advisory and communications consultancy in which WPP remains the majority shareholder. Golden Gate Capital will exit its stake to KKR; the transaction values FGS Global at $1.425 billion and is expected to close before the end of Q3 2023.

insightsoftware Acquires Longview Solutions

February 20, 2020

Software

insightsoftware acquired Longview (Longview Solutions), a Toronto/Markham-based provider of financial planning, consolidation, and tax software, on February 20, 2020. The deal expands insightsoftware's Office of the CFO offerings by adding Longview's planning, consolidation, and corporate tax capabilities and broadening its global customer base; terms were not disclosed.