Mergers & Acquisitions

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Savant Wealth Management enters Maine with latest acquisition
RIA NEWS JUL 01, 2026
Savant Wealth Management enters Maine with latest acquisition

Richard Brothers Financial Advisors joins the fee-only RIA, adding its first Maine office and $240 million in client assets

By Leo Almazora
Clearstead adds $2.6B Philadelphia wealth team from myCIO
RIA NEWS JUL 01, 2026
Clearstead adds $2.6B Philadelphia wealth team from myCIO

Cleveland RIA grows to $68 billion in assets as Philadelphia team, deepening its high-net-worth and retirement-plan practice.

By Leo Almazora
Empower strikes $340m deal to take on Milliman's retirement book
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2026
Empower strikes $340m deal to take on Milliman's retirement book

Acquisition adds 400 defined benefit plans and 1.5 million participants, pushing Empower deeper into workplace benefits.

By Steve Randall
EP Wealth lands fifth deal of 2026 in Silicon Valley
RIA NEWS JUL 01, 2026
EP Wealth lands fifth deal of 2026 in Silicon Valley

Menlo Park firm brings $900m in AUM and specialist expertise serving Apple and Google employees.

By Steve Randall
Wealth Enhancement to absorb 88-year-old New York advisory dynasty in $760m deal
RIA NEWS JUL 01, 2026
Wealth Enhancement to absorb 88-year-old New York advisory dynasty in $760m deal

Acquisition of the Shufro-Glass Group pushes the national RIA's total client assets above $157 billion.

By Steve Randall
Carson Group deepens Colorado presence with Arvada advisor deal
RIA NEWS JUN 30, 2026
Carson Group deepens Colorado presence with Arvada advisor deal

The Omaha, Nebraska-based RIA's latest acquisition expands its Rocky Mountain footprint after two prior Colorado deals last year.

By Leo Almazora
M&A on course for second-highest year ever as megadeals surge and AI complicates the deal equation
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS JUN 30, 2026
M&A on course for second-highest year ever as megadeals surge and AI complicates the deal equation

Bain says companies face a "winner's paradox" as AI transformation collides with complex integrations.

By Steve Randall
Rumor confirmed: Corient expands with European acquisition
RIA NEWS JUN 30, 2026
Rumor confirmed: Corient expands with European acquisition

Deal lifts global assets to roughly $523 billion under management.

By Steve Randall
Has Corient expanded again with another international acquisition?
RIA NEWS JUN 29, 2026
Has Corient expanded again with another international acquisition?

Wealth management firm has seen an aggressive period of growth in the past year.

By Steve Randall
RIA moves: Sanctuary Wealth supports launch of LGBTQ+-focused Pierstone Wealth Management
RIA NEWS JUN 22, 2026
RIA moves: Sanctuary Wealth supports launch of LGBTQ+-focused Pierstone Wealth Management

Plus, New York-based Maridea snaps up a women-led practice to debut in the Sunshine State, while Halbert Hargrove in California hails an AUM milestone alongside an aging-care fintech partnership.

By Leo Almazora
Waverly Advisors acquires $3B Pittsburgh trust company in landmark deal
RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2026
Waverly Advisors acquires $3B Pittsburgh trust company in landmark deal

Smithfield Trust marks the Birmingham RIA's first dedicated trust company acquisition, pushing total assets well past $35 billion.

By Leo Almazora
Creative Planning broadens reach in southeast with accounting, advisory firm acquisition
RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2026
Creative Planning broadens reach in southeast with accounting, advisory firm acquisition

Overland Park-based RIA agrees to acquire MarkhamNorton, deepening its Southwest Florida footprint.

By Steve Randall
$17.5B Modera Wealth expands Florida footprint with NorthStar Financial deal
RIA NEWS JUN 16, 2026
$17.5B Modera Wealth expands Florida footprint with NorthStar Financial deal

The fee-only integrator is adding $311.6 million in assets and specialized planning expertise to its presence in the Sunshine State.

By Leo Almazora
Dynasty launches RIA consulting arm with Optima Group acquisition
RIA NEWS JUN 11, 2026
Dynasty launches RIA consulting arm with Optima Group acquisition

Dynasty Financial Partners is formalizing its consulting arm as it moves to acquire a 46-year-old branding and marketing firm to serve independent RIAs.

By Leo Almazora
Crewe Advisors takes on minority investment to fuel acquisitions and organic growth
RIA NEWS JUN 10, 2026
Crewe Advisors takes on minority investment to fuel acquisitions and organic growth

Utah RIA with $3.3B in AUM teams with WPCG and HGGC's Aspire Holdings platform in deal expected to close this month.

By Steve Randall
RIA consolidation heats up as market approaches $4T mark
RIA NEWS JUN 10, 2026
RIA consolidation heats up as market approaches $4T mark

Cerulli research shows advisor retirements and breakaway movement fueling record M&A demand across the wealth management industry.

By Leo Almazora
Dealmakers hold their nerve on M&A despite tariff turbulence, Deloitte finds
ALTERNATIVES JUN 10, 2026
Dealmakers hold their nerve on M&A despite tariff turbulence, Deloitte finds

Cross-border deals draw growing interest as executives seek growth beyond domestic headwinds.

By Steve Randall
Mariner, Mission Wealth add scale with deals adding over $1.2 billion in combined assets
RIA NEWS JUN 09, 2026
Mariner, Mission Wealth add scale with deals adding over $1.2 billion in combined assets

RIA dealmaking holds its pace in mid-2026 as two firms announce moves targeting first responders and West Coast growth

By Steve Randall
RIA moves: Steward Partners hails historic hire with $2.4B ex-wirehouse group
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUN 09, 2026
RIA moves: Steward Partners hails historic hire with $2.4B ex-wirehouse group

Meanwhile, Carlyle-backed MAI Capital announces another expansion in Connecticut, while AlphaCore adds a seven-person group overseeing nearly a billion dollars in Colorado.

By Leo Almazora
Appeals court revives iRobot fraud claim over collapsed Amazon merger deal
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS JUN 08, 2026
Appeals court revives iRobot fraud claim over collapsed Amazon merger deal

One upbeat line in a proxy filing was all it took.

By Carleen Bongat