Financial Services Acquisitions in Oregon

Mercer Global Advisors has acquired Thompson Advisory Services, a Portland-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $260 million in client assets. The four-person team from Thompson Advisory will join Mercer to expand the firm’s presence in the Pacific Northwest and gain access to Mercer’s institutional capabilities in investment management, tax, trust and estate planning.

Paulson Capital Holding Company, LLC has acquired JWTT, Inc., a specialist investment bank and broker‑dealer focused on the community banking sector. JWTT will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Paulson and will leverage Paulson’s resources to expand its investment banking, market making and corporate services for community banks.

Mercer Global Advisors, a Denver-based national RIA, has acquired Bend, Oregon-based Eagle Wealth Management and its Eagle Wealth Accounting tax practice. The deal brings roughly $350 million in AUM and a 10-person team into Mercer’s platform, strengthening the firm’s presence in central Oregon and expanding its tax and wealth-planning capabilities.

Merit Financial Advisors, a Georgia-based wealth management firm, has acquired Lake Oswego, Oregon–based Roth Asset Management, adding approximately $773 million of assets and expanding Merit's presence in the Pacific Northwest. Roth’s president, Steven B. Roth, will transition to a Wealth Manager role; financial terms were not disclosed and the deal closed December 13, 2024.

TwinStar Credit Union and Northwest Community Credit Union completed a merger to scale operations and expand member services across Washington and Oregon, creating a combined organization serving over 250,000 members with $4.3 billion in assets and 36 locations. Jack Henry will continue to provide core technology and support to the merged credit union to enable ongoing innovation and operational efficiency.

Rosemont announced a minority, permanent-capital investment in Northside Capital Management, an outsourced investment manager headquartered in Hood River, Oregon with over $5.2 billion in assets under management and advisement. The transaction is a recapitalization intended to support Northside's stability, independence and enhanced governance; terms were not disclosed.

Sanctuary Wealth has acquired tru Independence, a Portland-based firm that supports 30 RIA firms managing $12.5 billion in client assets. The combination expands Sanctuary's multi-model platform for independent wealth advisors and brings additional capabilities and affiliation options to elite financial advisors across the RIA channel.

Prime Pensions, a Mill Point Capital portfolio company, completed a carve-out acquisition of Aldrich Retirement Solutions, an Oregon-based retirement plan design, administration and consulting firm. The deal expands Prime Pensions' geographic presence in the Western United States and adds retirement plan compliance, administration and actuarial capabilities to its platform.

Denver-based private equity firm Rallyday Partners has merged with Portland-based private equity firm The Parkpoint Company, retaining the Rallyday name and relocating Parkpoint employees to Denver. The combination expands Rallyday’s team and operational capabilities following its recent fundraise, aiming to better serve founder-led, lower-middle market companies.

Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT) has acquired Riverbend Funding, LLC (Riverbend), a private bridge and business-purpose mortgage lender, in an all-cash transaction. Riverbend will be integrated into Redwood’s CoreVest platform to expand CoreVest’s single-asset bridge product, geographic footprint and origination/distribution capabilities; Riverbend is headquartered in Portland, Oregon with over 50 employees and originated more than $1.0 billion of loans in the past twelve months.

Voya Investment Management (the asset management arm of Voya Financial) has completed its acquisition of the investment advisory business and certain assets of Portland-based Tygh Capital Management. The Tygh investment team — including its senior portfolio managers and executives — joined Voya IM to expand Voya's equities platform and distribute the small-cap growth strategies to Voya's clients.

Prime Pensions LLC, a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital, has acquired Pension Planners Northwest, Inc., an Oregon-based retirement plan design, administration and consulting firm. The deal expands Prime Pensions' geographic footprint in the Northwestern U.S. and strengthens its retirement plan administration capabilities for small and medium-sized business clients.

Churchill Mortgage has acquired Team Canales, a three-person mortgage origination team led by Katy Canales, to expand its Pacific Northwest presence across Oregon and nearby markets. The move increases Churchill Mortgage’s PNW division headcount to nearly 150 teammates and bolsters its local origination capabilities in Salem, Portland, Eugene and Corvallis, Oregon.

Simplicity Group has acquired Lenz Financial Group, a Portland-based independent life, annuity and long-term care insurance distribution brokerage, in a transaction that closed effective March 31, 2021. John Lenz joins Simplicity as a partner and shareholder and Lenz Financial Group will transition to the Simplicity brand as part of the platform's ongoing distribution growth strategy.

Mercer Global Advisors (Mercer Advisors), a Denver-based registered investment adviser, acquired McGee Wealth Management, a Portland, Oregon wealth management firm, effective December 31, 2020. The transaction brings roughly 15 McGee team members and approximately $815 million AUM (serving ~800 clients) into Mercer as part of a succession plan and to augment Mercer’s Portland presence.

Churchill Mortgage, a Nashville-based residential lender, has acquired Bend, Oregon-based Elev8 Mortgage and will transition Elev8's team and office into a Churchill branch. The deal expands Churchill's footprint in the Pacific Northwest and brings Elev8's loan production and staff into Churchill's broker network.