Merchant Investment Management Makes Minority Growth Investment in Southwestern Investment Group
January 25, 2022
Merchant Investment Management (Merchant) completed a minority growth-capital investment in Southwestern Investment Group (SWIG), a Franklin, Tennessee-based registered investment advisor overseeing approximately $5.8 billion AUM. The transaction (closed in November) will leave SWIG independent while management and advisors take ownership stakes and leverage Merchant's capital and strategic resources to support continued growth and sustainability.
- Buyers
- Merchant Investment Management (Merchant)
- Targets
- Southwestern Investment Group (SWIG)
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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