Ladenburg scoops up Investacorp

Ladenburg Thalmann has acquired Investacorp, a B-D with close to 500 affiliated reps.
OCT 22, 2007
By  Bloomberg
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. of Miami said this morning it had acquired Investacorp Inc. of Miami Lakes, Fla., an independent-contractor broker-dealer with close to 500 affiliated reps. Investacorp reported $63 million in gross revenue for its fiscal year that ended in June, and it ranked 35 on the InvestementNews survey of leading independent broker-dealers. The deal is structured in three parts, with Ladenburg paying a total of $45.1 million for Investacorp. Ladenburg is paying $25 million in cash to Investacorp’s chairman and CEO, Bruce Zwigard, and a related seller, at the closing of the deal. It will pay another $15 million in cash over a three year period. Ladenburg is also paying $5.1 million to the sellers as a reimbursement for Investacorp’s pre-existing net worth. The firm’s management team would continue to run the business separately from its current headquarters, said Ladenburg in a statement. In 2004, the firm said its shares could be delisted from the American Stock Exchange because of losses. Last year, the firm named a new CEO, Richard Lampen, and relocated to Miami from New York, where its broker-dealer subsidiary, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., does business. Earlier this year, Ladenburg reported total revenue for 2006 of $46.9 million up from $30.7 million a year earlier.

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