Summit Financial (Summit Growth Partners) Invests in BFG Wealth and Canon Capital Wealth Management

Summit Financial (SGP) Takes Minority Stake in Gordon Asset Management

December 23, 2024

Wealth Management

Summit Financial, via its Summit Growth Partners partnership, acquired a minority stake in Gordon Asset Management, a boutique advisory firm headquartered in Durham and Pinehurst, North Carolina. The investment will give Gordon access to Summit’s network, capital and in-house strategy resources and is intended to expand Summit’s retirement-plan capabilities and accelerate Gordon’s growth while preserving local operating control.

Summit Financial (SGP) Takes Minority Stakes in SEFG, Radiance Private Wealth and Silvertree

December 1, 2024

Financial Services

Summit Financial, through its Summit Growth Partners (SGP) partnership model, has made strategic minority, non-controlling investments in three independent advisory firms: Southeast Financial Group (SEFG), Radiance Private Wealth, and Silvertree Retirement Planning. The transactions expand Summit's nationwide advisor network and provide the firms access to Summit's multi-family office resources while allowing them to retain their leadership and autonomy.

Summit Financial / Summit Growth Partners Makes Minority Investment in Midway Wealth Partners ($550M AUM)

December 15, 2024

Financial Services

Summit Financial, through its Summit Growth Partners (SGP) partnership, made a strategic minority investment in Midway Wealth Partners, a Chicagoland-based wealth advisory team managing approximately $550 million in client assets. Midway will continue to operate under its existing leadership while gaining access to Summit's platform resources, capital, and multi-family office services to support growth and expand Summit's presence in Illinois.

Summit Financial and Merchant Invest in Four Wealth Advisory Firms

July 22, 2025

Wealth Management

Summit Financial, together with growth partner Merchant Investment Management, made strategic investments in four independent advisory firms — Crow Financial Advisors (Albuquerque), Everest Consultants (Syracuse), Heritage Wealth Partners (Dublin, Ohio), and LPF Advisors (Sarasota) — that together manage roughly $1.2 billion in client assets. The transactions bring each firm onto the Summit platform to accelerate geographic expansion and scale Summit's national network of wealth managers.

Summit Financial (via Summit Growth Partners) Invests in Parsons Broach Financial Services

May 29, 2025

Wealth Management

Summit Financial, through its Summit Growth Partners platform, made a minority investment in Parsons Broach Financial Services, a Montgomery, Alabama-based wealth advisory firm that manages more than $250 million in assets. The deal brings the Parsons Broach team onto Summit's partnership platform to accelerate growth and provide the firm with additional resources, technology, and strategic support.

MAI Capital Management Acquires Summit Financial Advisors

September 12, 2025

Wealth Management

MAI Capital Management has acquired San Mateo-based Summit Financial Advisors, integrating Summit’s advisory team and approximately $570 million in client assets into MAI’s wealth management platform. The deal expands MAI’s presence and capabilities in California—adding Summit’s expertise serving Silicon Valley executives—while Summit’s lead advisor Rafael Velez joins MAI as Regional President and Senior Managing Director.