Wealth Management Acquisitions in 2025

Tracked deals

141

141 tracked deals across 2025.

Buyer mix

Strategic-led

133 strategic · 18 pe

Top trend

Volume peaked in 2025

142 tracked deals announced in 2025.

Buyer Snapshot

Top Buyers

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Buyer # Deals Focus Type
Carson Group 6 Wealth advisory and technology platform operating the Car... Strategic
Merit Financial Advisors 5 National wealth management firm (RIA) supporting independ... Strategic (PE-backed)
Wealth Enhancement 5 National independent wealth management firm providing fin... Strategic
Corient 4 National fee-only wealth management firm operating a priv... Strategic
EP Wealth Advisors 4 Fee-only registered investment advisor and financial plan... Strategic (PE-backed)
MAI Capital Management 4 Registered investment adviser and wealth management firm ... Strategic
Mercer Global Advisors, Inc. (Mercer Advisors) 4 National registered investment adviser (RIA) providing co... Strategic (PE-backed)
Summit Financial 4 Multi-family office and independent investment advisory f... Strategic (PE-backed)
Waverly Advisors, LLC 4 Fee-only, federally registered investment adviser providi... Strategic (PE-backed)
Cerity Partners 3 Independent full-service wealth management firm serving h... Strategic

Acquisition Volume in Wealth Management in 2025 by Year

Last 8 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 8 years for Wealth Management Acquisitions in 2025. 10 2019 33 2020 58 2021 89 2022 61 2023 104 2024 142 2025 ~160 est. 115 2026
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Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    EP Wealth Advisors
    Target
    Clearview Wealth Advisors
    Type
    Addon

    EP Wealth Advisors has acquired Clearview Wealth Advisors, adding nearly $218 million in assets under management and bringing the father-and-son Clearview team into EP Wealth's Phoenix region. The Clearview advisors will integrate into EP Wealth's Phoenix advisory group to access expanded planning, tax and investment resources; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Mercer Global Advisors, Inc. (Mercer Advisors)
    Target
    McConnell Financial Advisors
    Type
    Buyout

    Mercer Global Advisors (Mercer Advisors) has acquired McConnell Financial Advisors, a boutique Boise, Idaho-based financial planning firm with approximately $130 million in AUM. The deal expands Mercer’s presence across Boise and Sun Valley and bolsters its Women & Wealth-focused advisory capabilities while preserving McConnell’s relationship-driven planning approach.

  • Buyer
    Integrated Partners
    Target
    Morrison Nordmann Wealth Management
    Type
    Addon

    Integrated Partners has added Morrison Nordmann Wealth Management, a Lansing/East Lansing, Michigan-based advisory firm bringing approximately $200 million in client assets onto its RIA platform. The move expands Integrated Partners' presence in Michigan and provides Morrison Nordmann access to the platform's planning, operational and advisor support resources to support growth and serve higher-net-worth clients.

  • Buyer
    Wealth Enhancement
    Target
    Spectrum Wealth Management, Putman Group
    Type
    Buyout

    Wealth Enhancement acquired Spectrum Wealth Management, an independent RIA based in Irvine, California, along with its affiliated tax practice Putman Group. The deal expands Wealth Enhancement’s integrated wealth management and tax planning capabilities and increases its presence in California, bringing the firm’s total client assets to more than $131.2 billion.

  • Buyer
    Concurrent Investment Advisors
    Target
    Next Retirement Solutions
    Type
    Buyout

    Concurrent Investment Advisors completed the full acquisition of Next Retirement Solutions, a retirement-advisory practice overseeing roughly $10 billion in plan assets and about 150,000 plan participants. The deal brings Next Retirement’s retirement-plan capabilities in-house as Concurrent expands its retirement services and organic growth channels.

  • Buyer
    Apollon Wealth Management, LLC
    Target
    Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Apollon Wealth Management completed its acquisition of Motley Fool Wealth Management, a registered investment advisory firm founded in 2014. The deal expands Apollon’s national footprint and adds the Motley Fool team to support planning-first financial advice, with client account migrations onto Apollon’s platform.

  • Buyer
    Waverly Advisors, LLC
    Target
    Forefront Wealth Management
    Type
    Buyout

    Waverly Advisors, an RIA based in Birmingham, Alabama, has acquired Forefront Wealth Management of Malvern, Pennsylvania, expanding Waverly's Mid-Atlantic presence. The Forefront team will join Waverly and the deal adds approximately $257 million of AUM; the transaction closed on December 5, 2025.

  • Buyer
    Creative Planning
    Target
    Burt Wealth Advisors
    Seller
    Burt Wealth Advisors, Fred Cornelius, Maria Cornelius
    Type
    Buyout

    Creative Planning has acquired North Bethesda–based Burt Wealth Advisors, adding approximately $1 billion in assets under management to its platform. The acquisition expands Creative Planning's footprint in the Washington, D.C. area and gives Burt Wealth clients access to Creative Planning's broader wealth, tax, trust, and family office services.

  • Buyer
    Cambridge Investment Research
    Target
    Dempsey Lord Smith
    Type
    Buyout

    Cambridge Investment Research has acquired Dempsey Lord Smith, bringing the independent wealth management firm into Cambridge as a wholly owned subsidiary. The deal transfers roughly 75 financial professionals to Cambridge and is intended to accelerate advisor growth by leveraging Cambridge's scale, technology, and operational infrastructure.

  • Buyer
    LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
    Target
    Private Advisor Group

    LPL Financial Holdings Inc. has acquired a minority ownership stake in Private Advisor Group, the Morristown, New Jersey–based RIA with $41.3 billion in AUM. Republic Capital Group served as the investment banking advisor to Private Advisor Group. The investment joins LPL with existing minority owner Merchant Investment Management and six legacy shareholders to deepen strategic ties and expand programs, technology, and operational support for advisors.

  • Buyer
    GTCR
    Target
    Fiduciary Trust Company, Fiduciary Company Incorporated (operating subsidiaries; collectively known as Fiduciary Trust Company), Fiduciary Trust Company International
    Seller
    Franklin Templeton (ownership of Fiduciary Trust Company; minority stake to be retained post-transaction per deal context)
    Type
    Buyout

    GTCR reached a definitive agreement and later completed its acquisition of Fiduciary Trust Company and its operating subsidiaries, a Boston-based wealth management and trust company serving ultra-high-net-worth clients. GTCR partnered with CEO Austin Shapard and appointed Doris Meister as Executive Chair to expand Fiduciary’s service offerings, enhance its investment platform and technology enablement, and grow its workforce to scale the business.

  • Buyer
    Carson Group
    Target
    Total Wealth Planning
    Type
    Buyout

    Omaha-based Carson Group has acquired Ohio-based Total Wealth Planning, a 19-person advisory team overseeing roughly $1.45 billion in client assets, which will rebrand as Carson Wealth and become the firm's 34th wholly owned office. The deal expands Carson's Midwestern footprint and brings Total Wealth Planning access to Carson's technology, integrated data systems and national advisor network to support more complex tax, estate and investment planning needs.

  • Buyer
    Mercer Advisors
    Target
    Beach Freeman Lim & Cleland
    Type
    Buyout

    Mercer Advisors has acquired Beach Freeman Lim & Cleland (BFLC), a Southern California tax, accounting and business advisory firm, to deepen its tax capabilities and expand its footprint across Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire. BFLC brings a team of roughly 20 tax professionals across offices in El Segundo, Irvine and Ontario; all BFLC team members will join Mercer Advisors with equity ownership opportunities. Republic Capital Group served as exclusive advisor to Mercer Advisors on the transaction.

  • Buyer
    The Mather Group
    Target
    Napa Wealth Management
    Type
    Buyout

    The Mather Group (TMG), a Chicago-based wealth management firm, announced a partnership with Napa Wealth Management, an RIA based in Napa, California, with just under $300 million in AUM. Napa’s six-person team will join TMG to deepen the firm’s Northern California presence and expand its planning-led wealth management capabilities for high-net-worth clients.

  • Buyer
    MAI Capital Management
    Target
    Court Place Advisors, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    MAI Capital Management, a Cleveland-based registered investment adviser, has acquired Court Place Advisors, an Ellicott City, Maryland RIA with $366 million in assets under management. The deal expands MAI’s Mid‑Atlantic footprint and adds $366 million to the firm’s AUM; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    World Investment Advisors
    Target
    TCG Wealth Management
    Type
    Buyout

    World Investment Advisors has acquired TCG Wealth Management, a Nashua, New Hampshire-based wealth management firm overseeing approximately $140 million in client assets. TCG will join World’s Boston Harbor Wealth Advisors branch, retaining its brand while gaining access to broader investment platforms, technology and operational support to strengthen World’s presence across New England and support advisor succession planning.

  • Buyer
    Wealth Enhancement
    Target
    Guidance Wealth, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Wealth Enhancement has acquired Guidance Wealth, an independent registered investment advisor based in Elkhart, Indiana that oversees approximately $165 million in client assets. The acquisition closed on October 31, 2025 and increases Wealth Enhancement's total client assets to more than $125.1 billion while bringing the Guidance Wealth advisory team onto Wealth Enhancement's national platform.

  • Buyer
    iA Financial Corporation Inc.
    Target
    RF Capital Group Inc.
    Location
    Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    iA Financial Corporation completed its previously announced acquisition of RF Capital Group, operating under the Richardson Wealth brand. The deal was implemented via a court-approved plan of arrangement, with iA acquiring RF Capital’s common shares for C$20.00 per share and its Series B preferred shares for C$25.00 per share.

  • Buyer
    Waverly Advisors, LLC
    Target
    Pacific Portfolio Consulting, LLC, Pacific Portfolio Trust Company
    Seller
    Pacific Portfolio founders / Larry Hood
    Type
    Addon

    Waverly Advisors has acquired Pacific Portfolio Consulting, LLC and Pacific Portfolio Trust Company to expand into the Pacific Northwest and add trust capabilities. The deal brings roughly $5 billion of AUM to Waverly, increasing the firm's total AUM to about $25.1 billion; financial terms were not disclosed and the transactions closed in late September and October 2025.

  • Buyer
    MAI Capital Management
    Target
    Evoke Advisors
    Type
    Buyout

    MAI Capital Management has completed its strategic acquisition of Los Angeles-based Evoke Advisors, creating a national RIA platform with roughly 600 employees and about $65 billion in combined AUM. The deal, effective October 31, 2025, brings Evoke leaders into MAI's expanded Office of Managing Partners to accelerate MAI's national footprint and capabilities for ultra-high-net-worth, family office and institutional clients; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Wealth Enhancement
    Target
    Wise Wealth
    Type
    Buyout

    Wealth Enhancement, a national independent wealth management firm, acquired Wise Wealth, an independent RIA with more than $464 million in client assets and offices in Lee's Summit, Rolla and Liberty, Missouri. The transaction closed on October 31, 2025 and marked Wealth Enhancement’s 100th acquisition, bringing its total client assets to more than $125 billion.

  • Buyer
    MAI Capital Management
    Target
    Liberty Private Client, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    MAI Capital Management has acquired Liberty Private Client, a Fort Myers, Florida–based registered investment advisor managing $245 million in client assets. The entire Liberty team will join MAI effective October 24, 2025; terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands MAI’s presence in Florida and strengthens its Southeast / East Coast footprint.

  • Buyer
    &Partners
    Target
    Mannen Financial Group
    Type
    Addon

    &Partners, an advisor- and employee-owned wealth management platform, announced that Mannen Financial Group has joined as its 100th advisor practice. The affiliation expands &Partners' footprint while preserving an ownership model that makes advisors owners; the firm now reports approximately $50 billion in pre-hire assets and $350 million in revenue.

  • Buyer
    Rise Growth Partners
    Target
    Krilogy

    Rise Growth Partners has made a non-controlling minority investment in Krilogy, a St. Louis-based registered investment advisory firm managing roughly $4.0–4.1 billion in client assets. The partnership will provide capital, strategic resources and support for advisor talent development, succession planning and continued growth while preserving Krilogy’s independent culture.

  • Buyer
    VestGen Wealth Partners
    Target
    Practice led by Ursula Daley, JD, Practice led by Michael Moloney, Practice led by Michael Martin, Practice led by Jeff Lesniewicz and Brian Ahern, ChFC, CRPC, Practice led by John Straley, Practice led by Jon Lewis
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    VestGen Wealth Partners added six wealth management practices (15 advisors) to its platform, bringing approximately $1.5 billion in client assets and raising total assets under management to roughly $7 billion. The additions — teams led by Ursula Daley, Michael Moloney, Michael Martin, Jeff Lesniewicz & Brian Ahern, John Straley, and Jon Lewis — expand VestGen's succession-focused wealth management footprint across multiple U.S. states.

  • Buyer
    Mercer Global Advisors, Inc. (Mercer Advisors)
    Target
    SB Capital Management, Inc., Singer Burke Zimmer & Kogan, LLP
    Type
    Buyout

    Mercer Global Advisors, a national RIA, has acquired Singer Burke — two Los Angeles-based entities: SB Capital Management, Inc. (an RIA with ~$1.2 billion in client assets) and Singer Burke Zimmer & Kogan, LLP (accounting, tax and business management). The Singer Burke team will join Mercer’s Regis Group to expand Mercer’s ultra-high-net-worth and entertainment/creative professional specialty capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Simplicity Group
    Target
    Insurance Planning Advisors
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Simplicity Group has acquired Insurance Planning Advisors (IPA), a specialist insurance planning partner serving large financial institutions and advisor channels. The acquisition strengthens Simplicity's point-of-sale insurance platform by bringing IPA's leadership team and planning capabilities into Simplicity's partnership model.

  • Buyer
    Merit Financial Advisors
    Target
    Obsidian Planning Solutions
    Type
    Buyout

    Merit Financial Advisors acquired Obsidian Planning Solutions, adding $476 million in client assets and opening two new offices in Rockville and Columbia, Maryland. The deal—Merit's 50th acquisition—deepens Merit's business succession planning capabilities as partners Patrick Carroll and Todd Feldman and their team join Merit; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Corient
    Target
    Bristlecone Advisors
    Type
    Buyout

    Corient has acquired Bristlecone Advisors, a Bellevue, Washington-based registered investment advisory firm managing approximately $2 billion in assets. The deal expands Corient’s Pacific Northwest presence and adds Bristlecone’s multi-family office capabilities and tax/estate services to Corient’s fee-only private partnership platform.

  • Buyer
    Mission Wealth Management, LP
    Target
    Diversified Asset Management, Inc.
    Type
    Addon

    Mission Wealth Management, LP has announced a strategic merger with Diversified Asset Management, Inc., a Boulder, Colorado-based wealth management firm led by Robert J. Pyle and his son Matthew. The deal expands Mission Wealth's presence in Colorado and brings the Pyles into Mission Wealth's national wealth management platform.

  • Buyer
    Cerity Partners
    Target
    Oak Hill Wealth Advisors
    Type
    Buyout

    Cerity Partners, a New York–based independent wealth management firm, announced a merger with Oak Hill Wealth Advisors of Lansdowne, Virginia. The deal expands Cerity Partners' presence in the Washington, D.C. market and brings Oak Hill's team (seven professionals) and wealth management capabilities into the Cerity platform.

  • Buyer
    Creative Planning, LLC
    Target
    Financial Abundance
    Type
    Buyout

    Creative Planning, a large independent wealth management firm, has acquired Financial Abundance, a Pennsylvania-registered investment advisor, in a deal that closed Sept. 30 and will add over $275 million of AUM. The acquisition expands Creative Planning’s East Coast footprint and brings Financial Abundance founder Paul Nichols and his team into Creative Planning’s national platform.

  • Buyer
    BIP Wealth
    Target
    Prehmus Financial Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    Atlanta-based RIA BIP Wealth has acquired Prehmus Financial Partners, a Metro-Atlanta wealth management firm overseeing more than $900 million in AUM, in a blended cash and equity transaction that closed September 30, 2025. The deal expands BIP Wealth's presence across Metro Atlanta and increases its assets under management to more than $5 billion.

  • Buyer
    The Retirement Planning Group (TRPG), Cetera Financial Group
    Target
    HMC Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    The Retirement Planning Group (TRPG), Cetera’s employee-based RIA, closed the acquisition of HMC Partners, an advisory firm based in Greensboro, North Carolina, bringing approximately $425 million in assets to Cetera/TRPG. HMC Partners serves more than 500 households; co‑founders John Hardy and Gib McEachran have joined TRPG following a multi-year affiliation with Summit Financial Networks.

  • Buyer
    Wellesley Asset Management
    Target
    Halbert Wealth
    Type
    Buyout

    Wellesley Asset Management, an independent SEC-registered investment adviser based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has acquired Halbert Wealth, an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Austin, Texas. The deal expands Wellesley's footprint into the greater Austin area and is intended to broaden product and technology capabilities for Halbert Wealth clients while retaining existing advisors.

  • Buyer
    Uniting Wealth Partners
    Target
    Dougherty & Associates Financial Advisors (Rick and Alecia Dougherty practice)
    Type
    Addon

    Uniting Wealth Partners, an RIA succession incubator supported by the Wealth Advisor Growth Network, announced that Rick and Alecia Dougherty have joined the firm, bringing their Rochester-based financial advisory practice and $235 million in AUM. The move gives the Doughertys majority ownership of their practice and access to UWP's holding company resources to drive operational efficiencies, broaden services, and support succession planning.

  • Buyer
    Corient
    Target
    Northeast Financial Consultants
    Type
    Buyout

    Corient, a national fee-only wealth advisory firm operating as a private partnership, has acquired Northeast Financial Consultants, a Connecticut-based registered investment advisor with $4.5 billion in AUM. The deal gives Corient its first location in Connecticut and expands the firm's presence across New England to better serve high-net-worth and multi-generational family clients.

  • Buyer
    Simplicity Group
    Target
    Professional Planning Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Simplicity Group has acquired Professional Planning Services (PPS), welcoming Chris Lester, Keith Lester, and Katelyn Erchick as partners. PPS will rebrand into the Simplicity Wealth Advisors platform and operate out of Simplicity's Summit, New Jersey office to expand the firm's wealth and protection capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Mission Wealth
    Target
    Retter Capital Management
    Type
    Buyout

    Mission Wealth has merged with Retter Capital Management, a boutique RIA led by Edwin (Eddie) Retter, expanding Mission Wealth’s presence in eastern Florida. Eddie Retter will join Mission Wealth as an equity partner and continue serving clients from the Melbourne, Florida office.

  • Buyer
    MAI Capital Management
    Target
    Summit Financial Advisors
    Type
    Buyout

    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.

  • Buyer
    Wealth Enhancement Group
    Target
    Dempsey Investment Management
    Seller
    Donald F. Dempsey Jr.
    Type
    Buyout

    Wealth Enhancement Group has acquired Dempsey Investment Management, a South Burlington, Vermont registered investment adviser overseeing over $150 million in client assets. The acquisition expands Wealth Enhancement’s presence in the Northeast and brings Donald F. Dempsey Jr. and his client relationships into Wealth Enhancement’s national wealth management platform.

  • Buyer
    Bluespring Wealth Partners, LLC
    Target
    New Wall Street
    Type
    Addon

    Bluespring Wealth Partners has added Green Bay-based New Wall Street, an RIA led by Bernie Van Eperen and Chris Battle with $135 million AUM, to its aggregator platform. The move brings New Wall Street into Bluespring’s Kestra-affiliated network as an add-on partner to support succession, scale and ongoing client service.

  • Buyer
    Beacon Pointe Advisors
    Target
    Alderfer Bergen & Co., Moser Wealth Advisors, Amore Ambro, LLC.
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Beacon Pointe Advisors has acquired three independent RIA teams — Alderfer Bergen & Co. (Warsaw, IN), Moser Wealth Advisors (Bellevue, WA) and Amore Ambro, LLC (Jericho, NY) — expanding its nationwide footprint and bringing Beacon Pointe's assets under advisement to approximately $48 billion. The deals closed in August and September 2025 and add approximately $1.085 billion in client assets across the three teams ($650M, $270M, and $165M respectively), strengthening Beacon Pointe's wealth-management and tax-planning capabilities in key regions.

  • Buyer
    Signature Estate & Investment Advisors (SEIA)
    Target
    Select Money Management (SMM)
    Type
    Buyout

    Signature Estate & Investment Advisors (SEIA) announced it has agreed to acquire Select Money Management (SMM), a wealth management firm based in Aliso Viejo, California, with approximately $1.6 billion in assets under management (AUM). The acquisition expands SEIA’s Southern California presence and adds advisors, staff, and a client base, while providing SMM’s clients and advisors with a succession plan and access to SEIA’s scale and resources.

  • Buyer
    Corient
    Target
    Stonehage Fleming, Stanhope Capital Group
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Corient announced it completed its previously announced acquisitions of Stonehage Fleming and Stanhope Capital Group to expand its global wealth advisory and multi-family office footprint. The combined platform is positioned as the world’s largest non-bank wealth manager focused on ultra-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients.

  • Buyer
    New England Private Wealth Advisors
    Target
    DHK Financial Advisors
    Type
    Buyout

    New England Private Wealth Advisors (NEPWA) has acquired DHK Financial Advisors, an RIA based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, which manages $1.6 billion in assets as of June 30, 2025. The deal expands NEPWA's institutional/OCIO capabilities and geographic footprint across New England, creating a combined firm with nearly $5 billion in assets under management.

  • Buyer
    Mercer Global Advisors, Inc.
    Target
    West Oak Capital, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Mercer Global Advisors, a national RIA headquartered in Denver, acquired West Oak Capital, an Eagle, Idaho-based wealth advisory firm managing approximately $500 million in client assets. The deal expands Mercer’s presence in Idaho and Southern California and brings West Oak’s team and multigenerational family-office capabilities onto Mercer’s platform.

  • Buyer
    Savant Wealth Management
    Target
    PrairieView Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    Savant Wealth Management has acquired PrairieView Partners, a St. Paul, Minnesota-based registered investment adviser managing more than $1.2 billion in AUM. The deal, which closed August 31, 2025, brings PrairieView's leadership into Savant as member-owners and transitions 15 of PrairieView's 19 employees into Savant's wealth management division (four to Savant Tax & Consulting); financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Creative Planning, LLC
    Target
    Grassi Investment Management
    Seller
    Grassi Investment Management, Peter E. Grassi
    Type
    Buyout

    Creative Planning, a large independent wealth management firm, acquired Santa Clara-based Grassi Investment Management on August 28, 2025, adding five professionals and approximately $1.3 billion in assets under management. The deal expands Creative Planning's West Coast operations and broadens its client service capabilities by integrating Grassi's personalized wealth management team.

  • Buyer
    IronBridge Wealth Counsel
    Target
    Cullen Financial Advisors
    Type
    Buyout

    IronBridge Wealth Counsel announced that Michael Cullen and his team at Cullen Financial Advisors have joined IronBridge, establishing the firm's presence in San Francisco and expanding its advisory capabilities. The combined organization will manage approximately $2.5 billion in assets under advisement and aims to provide expanded technology and planning support while preserving Cullen's client relationships.

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