RBC adds First Republic duo managing $400 million

RBC adds First Republic duo managing $400 million
Mark Friedman and Mitchell Peters, who are joining RBC's San Francisco office, had been affiliated with First Republic since 2017.
APR 28, 2023

RBC Wealth Management announced Friday that two advisors from First Republic Bank who oversee $400 million in client assets were joining its San Francisco office.

Mark Friedman and Mitchell Peters operate as the Friedman Peters Group.

Friedman has 25 years of experience, according to his BrokerCheck report. He had been affiliated with First Republic since 2017 and earlier spent 10 years at UBS and six years at Citigroup, after starting his career at Merrill Lynch.

Peters has 21 years of experience, according to BrokerCheck. He had been affiliated with First Republic since 2017 and earlier spent 11 years at UBS.

On Tuesday, RBC had announced that two solo advisors were joining from First Republic: Brian Addington, with $300 million in client assets, in the San Francisco office, and Theresa Allen, with $255 million in assets, in the Newport Beach, California, office.

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