July Business Services Acquires Turning Point Associates

July Business Services Acquires Employee Incentive Plans; AtlasMark Advisory Practice Merged into EXPAND

June 17, 2025

Financial Services

July Business Services (JULY) has acquired Employee Incentive Plans (EIP), effective May 30, 2025, and concurrently merged AtlasMark Financial’s retirement plan advisory practice into EXPAND, a wholly owned subsidiary of JULY. The deal expands JULY’s retirement-plan capabilities and scale — bringing additional advisory talent and strengthening its fiduciary-driven investment management offering as it grows its platform of retirement-plan services.

JULY (July Business Services) Acquires Sunwest Pensions

June 21, 2023

Financial Services

Waco, Texas-based JULY (July Business Services, LLC) has acquired Tempe, Arizona-based recordkeeper and third-party administrator Sunwest Pensions. The acquisition adds roughly 500 plan clients and 26 employees to JULY as part of its continued national expansion following prior PE investment from Platform Partners LLC.

JULY Acquires HTLF Retirement Plan Recordkeeping and Administration Business

May 16, 2023

Financial Services

JULY Business Services has acquired the recordkeeping and administration business of HTLF Retirement Plan Services, a division of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. Core HTLF recordkeeping team members (including over 20 credentialed employees) are joining JULY to maintain continuity of service while HTLF will continue as advisor and 3(38) investment fiduciary. The deal expands JULY's capabilities and client service model as it grows its national retirement plan platform.

July Business Services Acquires Digital Retirement Solutions

March 21, 2023

Wealth Management

July Business Services, LLC (JULY) has acquired Digital Retirement Solutions (DRS), a retirement-plan recordkeeping and administration provider based in Longmont, Colorado. The acquisition brings DRS's team and leadership (including CEO Michael Pierce) into JULY as part of JULY's strategic growth to expand its technology, advisor relationships and presence in Colorado; JULY now supports over 6,700 plans and $8.5 billion in plan assets.

Turnout Industries Invests in North Point Associates

November 9, 2022

Professional Services

Turnout Industries, a Chicago-based diversified holding company, announced a strategic investment in North Point Associates, an Ipswich, Massachusetts provider of investigative due diligence and proprietary research. North Point serves private equity firms, venture capital firms, corporations and campaigns; the investment will support the firm’s growth and broaden its client reach.

Platform Partners Completes Investment in July Business Services

October 25, 2022

Wealth Management

Houston-based private investment firm Platform Partners LLC completed a minority investment in July Business Services, LLC (JULY), a fintech retirement plan administration and 401(k) recordkeeping provider. JULY’s management team will remain in place and retain a significant ownership stake as Platform provides capital and support to accelerate the company’s growth and product development for financial advisors and small-to-medium-sized businesses.