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Clock is ticking for Cetera IPO

If the brokerage is eyeing an IPO in the next five years, as sources say, it’s got a lot of work to do to get ready.

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  • October 4, 2023

Cetera to offer Avantax advisors slim bonuses to none at all

Meanwhile, Cetera's owner Genstar is reinvesting in the firm.

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  • August 2, 2023

Mercer Advisors acquires $720M high-net-worth focused RIA firm

National registered investment advisor firm expands its Californian presence with latest acquisition.

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Cetera goes more RIA-ish by hiring Durbin from Fidelity

It's in the best interest of Cetera's owner, Genstar Capital, to make the broker-dealer network look as much like a registered investment advisor as possible.

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  • February 10, 2023

Cetera CEO Antoniades enthusiastic about Securian pickup

But the deal raises the possibility other firms may go after the Securian advisors; Cetera and LPL have faced off in the past over recruiting advisors amid an acquisition.

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  • December 7, 2022

Cetera closes broker-dealer First Allied Securities

San Diego-based First Allied had close to 600 brokers and financial advisers under its roof before the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  • August 1, 2022

Alera Group notches third acquisition in as many months

The purchase of Johnson Brunetti, a retirement and investment specialist with $1.5 billion in assets, keeps private equity-backed Alera on track for its goal of hitting $10 billion in assets within a year.

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  • June 13, 2022

Genstar leads recapitalization of Cerity Partners

Lightyear Capital, which has been an investor in Cerity since 2017, will retain an equity stake in the New York-based firm.

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Genstar Capital buys majority stake in Cetera Financial Group

The private-equity firm has previously invested in such companies as Mercer Advisors and AssetMark.