PE firm Parthenon to acquire $7.46 billion RIA

PE firm Parthenon to acquire $7.46 billion RIA
RSM US Wealth Management will be renamed Choreo.
JAN 06, 2022

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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