Added on January 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Yung advisers struggling to gain a critical mass of clients and bulk up their assets under management may want to find another firm to buy. Karsten Advisors, a Fort Worth, Texas-based firm with four financial advisers, all under the age of 40, has acquired nine advisory practices in the last 13 years to reach a total of $250 million in client AUM
Added on January 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: turns out advisory partnerships aren't that different from marriages, and with both, breaking up is no easy task. Professionals who help pairs of advisers decide whether to separate say the aftereffects deserve serious consideration, particularly because clients also will feel the heat
Added on January 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: When it comes time to sell your financial-advice business, it may help to know that your experience in assessing prospective clients gives you at least one skill that’s vital for making smart deals: a nose for a good fit.
Added on January 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: A recent report by Tiburon Strategic Advisors found that mergers and acquisitions by registered investment advisors slowed quite a bit last year. However, these deals and other advisor-related MA&s should jump in 2014 due to the growing presence of roll-up firms or aggregators of financial advisors, the consulting group suggests.
Added on January 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The number of mergers and acquisitions of financial advisors is set to increase substantially in 2014 and beyond, according to research released by Tiburon Strategic Advisors.
