Operating Company Financial Services

Waverly Advisors

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Fee-only, federally registered investment advisory firm providing wealth management and financial planning. Serves high-net-worth individuals and families, corporate retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and institutions; provides retirement plan services as an ERISA 3(38) fiduciary.

Focus Areas
Wealth management, Investment advisory, Financial planning

Tracked deals

28

28 tracked deals across 2022-2026.

Recent pace

9

9 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

22 addon · 5 buyout · 1 divestiture

Waverly Advisors Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for Waverly Advisors. 1 2022 5 2023 8 2024 9 2025 ~6 est. 5 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 28 tracked deals for Waverly Advisors.

  • Buyer
    Waverly Advisors, LLC, Waverly Advisors' parent company, Wealth Partners Capital Group, HGGC (Aspire Holdings platform)
    Target
    Smithfield Trust Company, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Waverly Advisors’ parent company acquired the equity of Smithfield Trust Company, a Pennsylvania-chartered trust company based in Pittsburgh. The acquisition expands Waverly’s trust services and strengthens its ability to provide integrated investment, tax, estate, and financial planning services. The transaction closed on June 12, 2026; deal terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Waverly Advisors, LLC, Waverly Business Services, LLC
    Target
    WealthPlans, LLC, Cooley & Associates, P.C.
    Type
    Buyout

    Waverly Advisors acquired WealthPlans, LLC, a wealth management firm based in Frederick, Maryland, strengthening its presence in the Mid-Atlantic region. As part of the deal, Waverly’s affiliate, Waverly Business Services, acquired WealthPlans’ affiliate Cooley & Associates, P.C., a tax preparation and accounting services business also based in Frederick.

  • Buyer
    Waverly Advisors, LLC
    Target
    TruWealth Advisors
    Type
    Buyout

    Waverly Advisors, a Birmingham, Alabama-based RIA, has acquired TruWealth Advisors, a $3.1 billion wealth management firm headquartered in the greater New Orleans area. The deal closed April 24, 2026 and establishes Waverly’s first presence in Louisiana while expanding its footprint across the South.

  • Buyer
    Waverly Advisors, LLC, Wealth Partners Capital Group, HGGC's Aspire Holdings platform
    Target
    McBride Financial Advisors
    Seller
    Michael McBride
    Type
    Addon

    Waverly Advisors, a Birmingham, Alabama-based registered investment adviser, acquired McBride Financial Advisors, a wealth management firm based in Seahurst, Washington. The acquisition adds McBride’s client base and approximately $181 million in AUM to Waverly and is Waverly’s second Pacific Northwest deal in 2026.

  • Buyer
    Waverly Advisors, LLC
    Target
    Pure Portfolios
    Type
    Addon

    Waverly Advisors, a Birmingham-based registered investment adviser, has acquired Pure Portfolios, a Lake Oswego, Oregon wealth management firm, in a deal that closed January 30, 2026. The acquisition adds approximately $437 million of AUM to Waverly and expands the firm into a new Oregon market as part of its continued growth across the Pacific Northwest.

  • Buyer
    Waverly Advisors, LLC
    Target
    Promus Holdings, LLC
    Seller
    Promus Holdings, LLC

    Waverly Advisors has acquired certain business lines from Chicago-based Promus Holdings, adding approximately $3.1 billion of AUM and expanding Waverly's private equity, real estate, and multi-family office capabilities. The deal closed November 14, 2025; financial and legal terms were not disclosed, and Waverly formed a new subsidiary, Promus Capital Management, to operate the acquired strategies.

  • 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
    Waverly Advisors, LLC
    Target
    Bridge Creek Capital Management
    Type
    Addon

    Waverly Advisors, a Birmingham-based registered investment adviser, has acquired Cape Cod-based Bridge Creek Capital Management. The acquisition, which closed October 31, 2025, brings roughly $447 million of AUM onto Waverly’s platform and expands the firm’s presence in Massachusetts as the entire Bridge Creek team joins Waverly.

  • 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
    Waverly Advisors, LLC
    Target
    Brass Tax Wealth Management
    Type
    Addon

    Waverly Advisors, a Birmingham-based RIA backed by Wealth Partners Capital Group and HGGC's Aspire platform, has acquired Brass Tax Wealth Management, a Blue Ash, Ohio wealth management firm. The deal adds approximately $465 million in AUM to Waverly and expands the firm's presence in Ohio; financial terms were not disclosed and the entire Brass Tax team joined Waverly.

  • Buyer
    Waverly Advisors
    Target
    Fiduciary Wealth Advisors
    Type
    Addon

    Waverly Advisors, a PE-backed RIA based in Birmingham, Alabama, has acquired Fiduciary Wealth Advisors (FWA), a Sarasota, Florida-based wealth management firm founded by Scott Collins. The deal closed April 4, 2025 and adds approximately $110 million of AUM while expanding Waverly's presence in Southwest Florida.

  • Buyer
    Waverly Advisors, LLC
    Target
    NBW Capital, LLC
    Type
    Addon

    Waverly Advisors, a Birmingham-based RIA backed by Wealth Partners Capital Group and HGGC's Aspire Holdings, has acquired Boston-based NBW Capital, adding approximately $500 million of AUM and expanding Waverly into Massachusetts. The entire NBW team will join Waverly (except Ben Niedermeyer, who is retiring); the transaction closed on March 28, 2025 and is intended to bolster Waverly's equity strategy management capabilities.

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