Operating Company Financial Services

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Independent retirement plan and investment advisory firm headquartered in Raleigh, NC. Provides consultative advisory services to retirement plan sponsors, endowments and foundations, institutional investors, executives, and high-net-worth individuals.

Focus Areas
Retirement plan consulting, Wealth management, Registered Investment Advisor (RIA)
Website
captrust.com

Tracked deals

15

15 tracked deals across 2020-2026.

Recent pace

6

6 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

11 buyout · 4 addon

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 7 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 7 years for CAPTRUST Financial Advisors. 2 2020 1 2021 1 2022 1 2023 2 2024 3 2025 ~6 est. 5 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 15 tracked deals for CAPTRUST Financial Advisors.

  • Buyer
    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
    Target
    Compass Advisors, Long Island Wealth Management
    Type
    Addon

    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors expanded its New York presence by adding Compass Advisors and Long Island Wealth Management, two affiliated advisory firms based in Melville, New York. The combined teams bring seven professionals and approximately $1.2 billion in assets, with both firms adopting the CAPTRUST brand. The firms cited CAPTRUST’s fiduciary approach and operational resources—such as cyber-security, tax, and estate planning support—as key reasons for joining.

  • Buyer
    CAPTRUST
    Target
    Stillwater Capital Advisors
    Type
    Addon

    CAPTRUST has acquired Stillwater Capital Advisors in order to expand CAPTRUST’s private wealth footprint in Pennsylvania. Following the transaction, Stillwater will adopt the CAPTRUST brand, as CAPTRUST continues building its national advisory platform through acquisitions and partnerships.

  • Buyer
    Captrust Financial Advisors
    Target
    Stillwater Capital Advisors
    Type
    Buyout

    Captrust Financial Advisors acquired Stillwater Capital Advisors, a Devon, Pennsylvania wealth management firm with $1.25 billion in assets under management. The deal extends Captrust’s private wealth footprint into the greater Philadelphia suburbs and Stillwater will adopt the Captrust brand.

  • Buyer
    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
    Target
    Alpha Cubed Investments (ACI)
    Type
    Buyout

    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors announced that Alpha Cubed Investments (ACI), a Southern California wealth management firm with approximately $3.8 billion in AUM, joined CAPTRUST in January 2026 and will adopt the CAPTRUST brand. The move expands CAPTRUST’s advisory presence in Southern California and adds ACI’s advisor team and capabilities to CAPTRUST’s platform.

  • Buyer
    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
    Target
    Meritage Portfolio Management
    Type
    Buyout

    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors has onboarded Meritage Portfolio Management, a Kansas City–based wealth and investment management firm with $2.4 billion in client assets. The Meritage team of 17 colleagues (including nine advisors) joined CAPTRUST in a deal that closed in December 2025 and will operate under the CAPTRUST brand; Houlihan Lokey served as Meritage's financial advisor.

  • Buyer
    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
    Target
    Suncoast Prosperity Advisors
    Seller
    Suncoast Equity Management
    Type
    Addon

    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors announced that Suncoast Prosperity Advisors, a Tampa-based wealth management practice/division of Suncoast Equity Management, has joined CAPTRUST. Suncoast Prosperity Advisors, led by President Jeff Strouse and supported by eight professionals, manages approximately $830 million in assets and adds CAPTRUST a second Tampa office plus new locations in Sanibel, Florida and Highlands, North Carolina.

  • Buyer
    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
    Target
    Carolinas Investment Consulting (doing business as Carolinas Wealth Consulting)
    Type
    Buyout

    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors has acquired Carolinas Investment Consulting (doing business as Carolinas Wealth Consulting), a Charlotte-based registered investment advisor overseeing about $1.4 billion in client assets and a 20-person team. CIC will adopt the CAPTRUST brand, close its broker/dealer and move accounts to CAPTRUST's broker/dealer (pending regulatory approval); the deal establishes CAPTRUST's second Charlotte location.

  • Buyer
    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
    Target
    Wealth Covenant Group
    Type
    Addon

    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors announced that Wealth Covenant Group (WCG), a Houston-based wealth advisory firm, has joined CAPTRUST and will adopt the CAPTRUST brand. WCG brings three employees and approximately $300 million in client assets, expanding CAPTRUST's presence in the Houston/Texas market.

  • Buyer
    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
    Target
    Campbell Wealth Management, TruNorth Wealth Partners
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors has acquired Campbell Wealth Management (Alexandria, Virginia) and TruNorth Wealth Partners (St. Paul, Minnesota), adding a combined $1.97 billion in client assets and expanding its geographic footprint. The deals bring 33 colleagues from Campbell (with $1.4 billion in assets) and 10 colleagues from TruNorth (with $570 million in assets) to CAPTRUST; financial advisors Houlihan Lokey and Advisor Growth Strategies served as advisors to Campbell and TruNorth, respectively.

  • Buyer
    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
    Target
    Boston Financial Management
    Seller
    Richard H. Morse
    Type
    Buyout

    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors has acquired Boston Financial Management, adding nearly $5 billion of client assets and 45 colleagues across Boston, Cape Cod (Massachusetts) and Portland (Maine). As part of the transaction BFM founder Richard H. Morse will retire; Berkshire Global Advisors served as BFM's financial advisor.

  • Buyer
    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
    Target
    Normann Financial Group
    Type
    Buyout

    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors has acquired Normann Financial Group, a 10-member advisory team that oversees more than $1.3 billion in assets, expanding CAPTRUST’s footprint in North Carolina. The deal adds local wealth-management and retirement-plan advisory capabilities to CAPTRUST’s national RIA platform.

  • Buyer
    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
    Target
    Patriot Pension Advisors
    Type
    Buyout

    CAPTRUST Financial Advisors acquired Massachusetts-based Patriot Pension Advisors, a retirement-plan specialist that oversees roughly $900 million in client assets. MidCap Advisors served as Patriot Pension Advisors' exclusive financial advisor; Patriot's leaders Ted Burke and Michelle Marchionni will continue to run the business as CAPTRUST expands its Northeast footprint.

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