Operating Company Financial Services

Wealthspire Advisors

New York, New York, United States

Wealthspire is a wealth management, retirement advisory, and business management platform serving individuals, families, endowments, and institutions across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Wealthspire Advisors LLC is an independent registered investment adviser providing wealth management and retirement advisory services as part of the Wealthspire/NFP structure.

Focus Areas
Wealth management, Retirement plan advisory, Registered investment advisory (RIA)

Tracked deals

12

12 tracked deals across 2021-2026.

Recent pace

7

7 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

10 buyout · 2 addon

Wealthspire Advisors Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for Wealthspire Advisors. 1 2021 1 2022 1 2023 2 2024 1 2025 ~8 est. 6 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Wealthspire, Ground Control Business Management
    Target
    RSL and Company
    Seller
    Ron Litvak (founder and owner/CEO of RSL)
    Type
    Addon

    Wealthspire announced that its Ground Control Business Management unit acquired RSL and Company, a Los Angeles-based boutique business management firm. The acquisition is intended to deepen Ground Control’s technical tax expertise and broaden the range of complex client situations it can support, while maintaining RSL’s team and Los Angeles operations under Ron Litvak’s leadership.

  • Buyer
    Wealthspire
    Target
    Fi3 Advisors
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Wealthspire has entered into an agreement to acquire Fi3 Advisors, an Indianapolis-based boutique advisory firm with approximately $1.2 billion in assets under management. The deal expands Wealthspire’s Indianapolis presence and adds Fi3’s team and family-office oriented client experience to Wealthspire’s platform, following the launch of Wealthspire Family Office earlier this year.

  • Buyer
    Fiducient Advisors (Wealthspire), Wealthspire
    Target
    Sellwood Investment Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    Fiducient Advisors, a part of Wealthspire, has entered into an agreement to acquire Sellwood Investment Partners, a Portland, Oregon-based investment advisory firm with $11 billion in total assets. The deal is intended to strengthen Wealthspire’s institutional and private client advisory capabilities, especially in the Pacific Northwest, while Sellwood’s team and Portland operations continue serving clients.

  • Buyer
    Fiducient Advisors
    Target
    Axia Advisory
    Type
    Buyout

    Fiducient Advisors, a division of Wealthspire, has completed its acquisition of Axia Advisory, an Indianapolis-based retirement plan consulting and investment advisory firm with about $1.9 billion in assets under management or advisement (as of end of 2025). Axia will continue operating from its Indianapolis office while gaining access to Wealthspire’s institutional resources, research capabilities, and integrated wealth solutions.

  • Buyer
    Ground Control Business Management (Wealthspire)
    Target
    Wiles + Taylor & Co.
    Type
    Addon

    Wealthspire’s Ground Control Business Management has acquired Nashville-based Wiles + Taylor & Co., a music-focused business management and tax consulting firm. The deal expands Ground Control’s U.S. footprint beyond California, adds specialized touring and royalty administration capabilities, and brings roughly 65 employees into the platform while Wiles + Taylor continues operating in Nashville.

  • Buyer
    Wealthspire (Ground Control Business Management)
    Target
    Ceres Financial Management, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Wealthspire’s Ground Control Business Management has acquired Los Angeles-based Ceres Financial Management, LLC. The acquisition will fold Ceres into Ground Control’s operations and expand the firm’s business-management and wealth services footprint in Southern California for high-net-worth clients, with Ceres founder Craig Shenkler joining as a managing director.

  • Buyer
    Wealthspire
    Target
    RoundAngle Advisors
    Type
    Buyout

    Wealthspire agreed to acquire RoundAngle Advisors, a registered investment advisory firm based in Red Bank, New Jersey. The deal is intended to expand Wealthspire’s national platform and provide RoundAngle clients with enhanced resources in areas such as investment research, tax strategy, and estate planning while RoundAngle’s leadership team continues to run the practice and maintain direct client relationships.

  • Buyer
    Wealthspire Holdings LLC, Wealthspire Advisors LLC, NFP (an Aon company)
    Target
    Judith Heft & Associates
    Type
    Buyout

    Wealthspire Holdings LLC, parent of Wealthspire Advisors and an NFP company, has acquired Judith Heft & Associates, a women-owned firm providing high-touch lifestyle and bill-pay services to affluent clients. The acquisition expands Wealthspire's holistic wealth and family office offering by adding dedicated lifestyle and bill-pay capabilities to better serve high-net-worth families.

  • Buyer
    Wealthspire Advisors
    Target
    Walden Wealth Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    Wealthspire Advisors, an independent registered investment advisor, has entered an agreement to acquire Walden Wealth Partners, a registered investment advisor firm in the Cleveland metro area (Beachwood, Ohio). The deal adds roughly $420 million in assets under management and expands Wealthspire’s presence in the Midwest by adding a location in the Cleveland metro area.

  • Buyer
    Wealthspire Advisors LLC, NFP Corp
    Target
    Heron Financial Group, LLC dba Heron Wealth
    Type
    Buyout

    Wealthspire Advisors LLC, an NFP company, signed an agreement to acquire Heron Financial Group, LLC (dba Heron Wealth), a New York City-based wealth advisory firm managing approximately $300 million in client assets. The acquisition expands Wealthspire's presence in the Northeast and adds Heron's team and capabilities in financial planning, investment advice, and estate planning; the deal was expected to close in early Q2 2023 subject to customary approvals.

  • Buyer
    Wealthspire Advisors LLC (an NFP company)
    Target
    Sage Financial Advisors, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Wealthspire Advisors LLC (an NFP company) signed an agreement to acquire Sage Financial Advisors, Inc., a Nevada-based registered investment advisor that manages approximately $194 million in assets and maintains an office in Reno. The deal expands Wealthspire’s presence in the western U.S.; the transaction is expected to close in Q4 2022, subject to customary approvals.

  • Buyer
    Wealthspire Advisors
    Target
    Private Ocean, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Wealthspire Advisors, an NFP company and independent registered investment adviser, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Private Ocean, LLC, a fiduciary wealth management firm with $2.7 billion in assets under management based in San Rafael, California (with offices in San Francisco and Seattle). The deal, which is expected to close in Q4 2021, expands Wealthspire's West Coast presence and contributes to its growing national RIA platform.

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