American Realty Capital
A private sponsor and manager of alternative investment, particularly nontraded REITs
Known as ARC, this full-service investment advisory firm is by far the largest current sponsor of nontraded REITs and other illiquid alts.
Six large, ARC-sponsored nontraded REITs and BDCs that have raised equity in 2014:
RCS Capital Corp. (RCAP)
A publicly traded securities firm
Cetera Financial Group
When all deals are completed, will have 9,700 reps providing retail financial advice on about $214B in current asset.
American Realty Capital Properties Inc. (ARCP)
A listed, net-lease real estate investment trust
$21.3B in total assets. Also manages nontraded REITs sponsored by Cole Capital with about $5B in assets.
Significant M&A
Other businesses
Mr. Schorsch's empire doesn't stop at the entities listed above. Two others of note:
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LPL loses another institutional client as Cetera adds a $160 million win to its credit union partnership streak.
Meanwhile, the bank is also investing in technology for its financial advisors in the United States.
The Jack Bogle-founded firm is looking to apply its famed dual-share class structure to actively managed strategies.
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How intelliflo aims to solve advisors' top tech headaches—without sacrificing the personal touch clients crave