Operating Company Financial Services

Mariner Wealth Advisors

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Your wealth plan shouldn’t sit still. Mariner provides wealth planning, investment advisory services, multi-generational wealth planning, risk management, philanthropy, executive compensation planning, business succession planning, family office services, and retirement planning. Mariner is the marketing name for the financial services businesses of Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC and its subsidiaries.

Focus Areas
Wealth management, Financial planning, Investment advisory

Tracked deals

14

14 tracked deals across 2021-2026.

Recent pace

5

5 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

12 buyout · 2 addon

Mariner Wealth Advisors Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for Mariner Wealth Advisors. 1 2021 3 2022 2 2024 4 2025 ~5 est. 4 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 14 tracked deals for Mariner Wealth Advisors.

  • Buyer
    Mariner
    Target
    Atlantic Wealth Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    Mariner, a national financial services firm, announced its intent to acquire Atlantic Wealth Partners, a Jupiter, Florida-based advisory firm overseeing approximately $218 million in assets. The transaction is expected to close on June 30, 2026 and will bring three Atlantic Wealth Partners advisors to Mariner, expanding its support for first responders and public safety professionals.

  • Buyer
    Mariner
    Target
    Dunlop-led multigenerational advisory practice (Blake Dunlop and Connor Dunlop), Palmer-led multigenerational advisory practice (Grant Palmer III)
    Seller
    Turkey Hill Management, LLC
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Mariner, a national wealth management firm, acquired two multigenerational advisor teams totaling approximately $500 million in assets. The deals closed on March 31 (Dunlop-led team) and April 15 (Palmer-led team), with the advisors adopting the Mariner name and brand upon closing.

  • Buyer
    Mariner
    Target
    Cowell Insurance Services (CIS)
    Seller
    Lance Cowell (Cowell Insurance Services)
    Type
    Addon

    Mariner, a national financial services firm, acquired Cowell Insurance Services (CIS), a property and casualty insurance provider based in Overland Park, Kansas. The deal adds business and individual P&C risk advisory capabilities to Mariner’s “One Mariner” ecosystem and expands integrated insurance and financial planning for clients.

  • Buyer
    Mariner (Mariner Wealth Advisors)
    Target
    First National Advisors, Strava Wealth
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Mariner (Mariner Wealth Advisors) acquired two RIAs — First National Advisors (Rockland, MA) and Strava Wealth (Pittsburgh) — in transactions that together add roughly $1.8 billion in assets under advisement. The deals, which closed Dec. 31, 2025 (Strava) and Jan. 2, 2026 (First National), expand Mariner’s footprint in Greater Boston and western Pennsylvania while adding sector expertise in healthcare and dental practice planning.

  • Buyer
    Mariner Wealth Advisors
    Target
    Defined Financial Planning
    Type
    Buyout

    Mariner Wealth Advisors has acquired Defined Financial Planning, a San Rafael, California–based registered investment adviser with approximately $164 million in assets under advisement. The acquisition, which closed Oct. 31, 2025, expands Mariner's West Coast footprint and brings a three-person team into Mariner's national advisory platform.

  • Buyer
    Mariner
    Target
    Forté Capital LLC, Ultra Financial Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    Mariner, a national financial services firm, announced it will acquire Forté Capital LLC and Ultra Financial Partners to expand its wealth planning and retirement advisory capabilities. The combined deals add approximately $1.7 billion in assets under advisement, with Forté Capital closing on Aug. 31, 2025 and Ultra Financial Partners closing on Sept. 30, 2025.

  • Buyer
    Mariner
    Target
    Hyre Personal Wealth Advisors
    Type
    Buyout

    Mariner (Mariner Wealth Advisors) has acquired Hyre Personal Wealth Advisors, adding approximately $325 million in assets under advisement. The deal closed April 30, 2025 and brings five Hyre team members into Mariner’s Columbus office, expanding Mariner’s presence in Ohio.

  • Buyer
    Mariner
    Target
    Cassady Schiller Wealth, Jenkins Wealth, Triton Financial Group
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Mariner announced the acquisitions of Cincinnati-based Cassady Schiller Wealth, Englewood-based Jenkins Wealth and Marlborough-based Triton Financial Group, adding a combined ~$1.087 billion in assets under advisement. The deals expand Mariner's national footprint and contribute to its goal of growing advisor count and scale as it integrates the three firms under the Mariner name in early 2025.

  • Buyer
    Mariner (Mariner Wealth Advisors)
    Target
    Atlas Financial, Newport Advisory
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    Mariner (Mariner Wealth Advisors) acquired Sarasota-based Atlas Financial and Newport Beach-based Newport Advisory, adding a combined approximately $878 million in assets under management and expanding its national footprint. The deals establish Mariner offices in Sarasota and Newport Beach and support the firm's goal of growing its advisor network and AUM.

  • Buyer
    Mariner Wealth Advisors
    Target
    Confluence Financial Planning
    Type
    Buyout

    Mariner Wealth Advisors acquired Confluence Financial Planning on Dec. 31, adding a Sacramento office and roughly $360 million in client assets to Mariner's platform. Confluence, founded in 1983, retained its six associates and will operate under the Mariner Wealth Advisors name as the firm's first Sacramento location.

  • Buyer
    Mariner Wealth Advisors
    Target
    McGervey Wealth Management
    Seller
    E. Michael McGervey (founder / principal of McGervey Wealth Management)
    Type
    Buyout

    Mariner Wealth Advisors has agreed to acquire Canton, Ohio–based McGervey Wealth Management, adding approximately $105 million in assets under advisement and establishing Mariner’s fourth office in Ohio. The deal, announced December 13, 2022, will close on December 28, 2022; McGervey’s team (all five associates) will remain with the firm and the office will take the Mariner name.

  • Buyer
    Mariner Wealth Advisors
    Target
    Hayes Financial, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Mariner Wealth Advisors will acquire San Jose-based Hayes Financial, Inc., a boutique advisory firm serving technology executives with $325 million in assets under advisement (AUA). The acquisition — which will convert Hayes Financial to the Mariner Wealth Advisors brand upon closing on Dec. 16, 2022 — expands Mariner's executive services capabilities and establishes its eleventh California office.

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