MAI Capital Management, a Cleveland, Ohio-based registered investment managing $12.2 billion, has acquired Investment Planning Associates, a Rockville, Maryland-based RIA managing $235 million.
IPA founding partner Jay Levin will assume the role of senior wealth advisor and managing director at MAI, while Ari Wiener will become a wealth advisor and director.
Since September, MAI has been owned by Galway Insurance Holdings, a New York-based financial services distribution company.
The fintech giant is doubling down on its strategy to reach independent advisors through a newly created leadership role.
The two firms are strengthening their presence in California with advisor teams from RBC and Silicon Valley Bank.
The high court's decision rebuffing Alpine Securities marks a setback for a broader challenge to Wall Street's reliance on self-regulatory organizations.
Arax acquires a boutique firm's $4 billion RIA business in Michigan as Steward Partners continues its Southwestern expansion.
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