News, Comment & Analysis results for M and A

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June 1, 2026

Carey Olsen Advises Butterfield On $1.8 billion Acquisition Of CIBC Caribbean

The transaction brings together a combined business with about $29 billion in assets.

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June 1, 2026

MAI Capital Management Expands Texas Presence

The deal marks MAI’s 21st acquisition since January 2024 and expands the firm’s presence in

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May 26, 2026

Deals Of The Day: The Latest In Wealth Management M&A – Accelerated Wealth Partners, Brooklyn Fi

The latest mergers, acquisitions and other corporate actions in the wealth management sector.

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May 20, 2026

Beacon Pointe Adds Massachusetts RIA

Beacon Pointe Advisors has been among the most vigorous acquirers of RIAs in recent months.

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May 14, 2026

Corient Expands Reach Into South, Southwest With Another Purchase

The firm said it is on track to become the world's largest non-bank, fee-only wealth manager, and

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May 14, 2026

Deals Of The Day: The Latest In Wealth Management M&A – Integrated, City Square

The latest mergers, acquisitions and other corporate actions in the wealth management sector.

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May 7, 2026

Deals Of The Day: The Latest In Wealth Management M&A – Steward Partners, Wealth Enhancement

The latest mergers, acquisitions and other corporate actions in the wealth management sector.

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May 6, 2026

Wealthspire Agrees To Acquire $1.2 Billion Firm

The move adds to Wealthspire's expansion into serving HNW and ultra-HNW individuals.

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May 6, 2026

Deals Of The Day: The Latest In Wealth Management M&A – Moneco Advisors, Mercer. Savant

The latest mergers, acquisitions and other corporate actions in the wealth management sector.

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May 5, 2026

Merchant Invests In Sowell Management

Merchant, the US investment house, has injected capital to fund the new program of Sowell

Comment & Analysis results for M and A

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August 6, 2025

After The Honeymoon: How To Handle Post-M&A Integration Blues

Our US correspondent looks at the flurry of big merger and acquisition deals and how to handle the

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April 7, 2025

Wealth Firms Need "Matchmaking" M&A Model To Ensure Success

We talk to an advisory firm, Alaris Acquisitions. Its CEO and founder says he adopts a particular

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March 31, 2025

Commonwealth Deal “Major Coup” For LPL 

This news service looks at how LPL Financial's ambition to be a major wealth management force

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February 3, 2025

How – And Why – MFOs Are Cashing In On The M&A Boom

Our US correspondent casts his experienced eye over the latest flurry of big merger and acquisition

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February 20, 2024

Private Equity’s Iron Grip On RIAs Grows

Fresh data shows that in 2023, and early this year, private equity is an increasingly dominant

M and A
April 24, 2023

RIA Mergers And Acquisitions Dip In Q1, Halcyon Era Of Overbidding Cooling Off

The business of wealth management M&A in North America has changed from the frenetic pace of recent

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January 25, 2023

Schwab, Family Wealth Alliance Say Marriage Was Logical Step

After yesterday's report that Charles Schwab has agreed to buy Chicago-based Family Wealth

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December 22, 2022

What’s Wrong With Envestnet, Goldman Sachs And CI Financial?

Family Wealth Report's US correspondent Charles Paikert takes a hard look at three firms that have

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December 15, 2022

Why Mercer Advisors Is The Leading RIA Acquirer

Mercer Advisors has been by far the most energetic acquirer of wealth management firms over recent

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November 22, 2022

M&A Decline: New Trough Or Brief Bump?

There has been a notable drop in mergers and acquisitions involving registered investment advisors;