Private Equity Firm Financial Services

Arax Investment Partners

New York, New York, United States

A buy-and-build wealth and asset management platform that partners with independent RIAs and advisor teams, providing end-to-end infrastructure such as operations, compliance, technology, and growth support while preserving adviser-led culture and independence.

Focus Areas
Wealth management, Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), Private wealth

Tracked deals

8

8 tracked deals across 2024-2026.

Recent pace

3

3 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

5 addon · 3 buyout

Arax Investment Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Arax Investment Partners. 2 2024 3 2025 ~4 est. 3 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Arax Advisory Partners
    Target
    Transcend Capital Advisors
    Type
    Buyout

    Arax Advisory Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Transcend Capital Advisors, a multi-state registered investment advisor managing more than $3 billion in assets as of June 30, 2026. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2026, expanding Arax’s national footprint and adding a firm serving more than 1,000 client relationships.

  • Buyer
    Arax Investment Partners, RedBird Capital Partners
    Target
    Omni Financial Advisory Group
    Type
    Buyout

    Arax Investment Partners acquired Omni Financial Advisory Group, a boutique wealth management and financial advisory firm based in Poughkeepsie, New York. The deal is expected to expand Arax’s national wealth management platform, adding Omni’s multi-generational advisor-led practice to Arax Advisory Partners.

  • Buyer
    Arax Investment Partners
    Target
    GFP Private Wealth
    Type
    Buyout

    Arax Investment Partners acquired GFP Private Wealth, a Cleveland, Ohio-based registered investment adviser with $1.5 billion in assets under management. The deal is intended to expand Arax’s Midwest presence and support GFP’s next phase of growth by combining GFP’s high-net-worth planning and service capabilities with Arax’s broader infrastructure via Arax Advisory Partners.

  • Buyer
    Arax Investment Partners
    Target
    Summit Wealth Strategies
    Type
    Addon

    Arax Investment Partners, a RedBird-backed wealth-management platform, has acquired Summit Wealth Strategies, a Chesterfield, Missouri–based registered investment advisor with $1 billion in assets under management. Summit will join Arax Advisory Partners to expand Arax's Midwest presence; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Arax Investment Partners
    Target
    Schechter Investment Advisors (SIA)
    Type
    Addon

    Arax Investment Partners, a RedBird-backed wealth management platform, has acquired Schechter Investment Advisors (SIA), the RIA arm of Schechter based in Birmingham, Michigan. SIA manages approximately $4.0 billion in assets and will integrate into the Arax platform while Schechter's Advanced Design Life Insurance business remains a separate entity.

  • Buyer
    Arax Investment Partners
    Target
    Cedrus Financial
    Type
    Addon

    Arax Investment Partners, a RedBird-backed wealth management platform, has acquired Cedrus Financial, a Littleton, Colorado-based RIA managing about $1 billion in AUM. Cedrus will operate within Arax’s Advisory Partners coalition to access operational synergies, technology, and scale to support growth; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Arax Investment Partners, RedBird Capital Partners
    Target
    SRS Capital Advisors
    Type
    Addon

    Arax Investment Partners, a RedBird Capital-backed wealth management platform, has acquired SRS Capital Advisors, a Denver-based RIA managing approximately $1.7 billion in AUM. SRS will remain led by its managing directors and will join Arax's multi-partner platform to scale advisory, operations, technology and wealth-planning capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Arax Investment Partners, RedBird Capital Partners
    Target
    U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors
    Type
    Addon

    Arax Investment Partners, a RedBird Capital Partners-backed wealth management platform, has added U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors (USCWA), a Houston-based hybrid wealth management firm managing about $9 billion in AUM and ~62 advisors, to its multi-boutique platform. The deal expands Arax's scale and capabilities in Texas and nationally, while USCWA will retain its branding and advisor-facing operations as part of the Arax network.

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