RIA

Understanding the Due Diligence Process For wealth management firms considering a transaction, few stages of the M&A process are more consequential than due diligence. Occurring between the execution of a…

Relationship building continues to close deals, not just offer value In advising wealth and asset management firms through M&A transactions, we have consistently observed one defining pattern: The highest price…

Private Equity Ownership in RIAs: Good Or Evil? Private equity has become one of the most influential forces shaping the wealth management industry. Over the past decade, PE-backed consolidators, minority…

The Growing Role of Minority Investments in Wealth Management In today’s RIA M&A environment, the most meaningful shift is not simply the pace of deal activity, but how transactions are…

Am I too Small to Sell? It is one of the most common questions we hear from wealth management founders. The assumption behind the question is straightforward. Many founders believe…

Deciding to purchase or sell an advisory firm is one of the most important decisions an owner will make in their career. And in most cases, owners embark on this…

What are some of the key drivers behind the unprecedented wave of RIA owners interested in merging with another firm? In this webinar, our founder Jim Tennies takes on the…