Debt-financed M&A may push firms to shed assets: Tibergien
Following Cetera's announcement that it was going to buy Avantax, two ratings agencies put the debt of Cetera's parent, Aretec Group Inc., on review.
The debt-financed, $1.2 billion acquisition of Avantax Inc. and its 3,100 financial advisors that Cetera announced last week is not only an indication of firms' interest in nabbing more and more wealth management assets, but also shows how using debt to fuel such deals could further reshape the fina
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