Parthenon Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has entered into an agreement with RSM US, a diversified tax and consulting firm, to acquire Minneapolis-based RSM US Wealth Management, the firm’s registered investment adviser.
The advisory firm, which manages $7.46 billion, will be renamed Choreo, Parthenon said in a release.
The target date for the completion of the acquisition is Feb.18. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Larry Miles, who served for a year as president and CEO of Freestone Capital Management and was formerly a principal of AdvicePeriod, will become Choreo’s CEO.
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