Cary Street Partners, a Richmond, Va.-based registered investment adviser managing $1.9 billion, has agreed to acquire Virginia Beach, Va.-based RIA Waypoint Advisors, which manages $215 million.
“Like many financial advisory firms, we recognize the need for larger scale to cover growing compliance, operations, and technology requirements,” said Elizabeth T. Patterson, president of Waypoint Advisors, which was founded in 2001.
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