Captrust Financial Advisors, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based registered investment adviser, has acquired Genovese Burford & Brothers Wealth & Retirement Plan Management, a Sacramento, California-based RIA advising on $3.13 billion for nearly 1,500 clients.
GBB was founded in 1987 by Mike Genovese and Lon Burford. Other principals are Alex Brown, the chief executive, and partner Kelly Brothers. The firm's 36 employees include 17 financial advisers.
Captrust oversees more than $50 billion in assets under management and $409 billion in assets under advisement. GBB is the 46th firm it has acquired since 2006.
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