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2014 was biggest year for mergers since 2007

Added on January 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The year was one of the best for mergers and acquisitions since the passing of the financial crisis. Some 40,298 transactions — worth nearly $3.5 trillion — were announced worldwide in 2014, according to Thomson Reuters, fulfilling the hopes of an industry that has bet on such a resurgence for some time. It was the biggest year in deals since 2007.

Latest Acquisition Pushes Mariner's AUM Past $12B

Added on January 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Mariner Wealth Advisors made a big splash in a tight M&A market, taking a majority interest in Vantage Investment Advisors, a $1 billion RIA based in State College, Pa.

For Biggest RIAs, Saying No Has a High Price

Added on January 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: What’s the price of independence? For Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based Banyan Partners, it was $60 million. Most of the firms on our fourth annual list of RIA Leaders get calls from would-be suitors a couple of times a month, even weekly.

Taking Clients To Your New Firm Can Be Very Tricky

Added on January 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: It is an issue that many financial advisors will face during their careers. And it figures to significantly affect the course of their careers. When you leave a firm to start your own or join another, how much can you do to recruit the clients at your current firm to come with you?

United Capital Still Acquiring, But in a More Selective Way

Added on December 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The firm just acquired Woodlands, Texas-based Ellis & Ellis, an RIA with $500 million in assets under management, bringing its total 2014 deals to four. But, the United Capital has become more judicious in terms of the advisory firms they bring on, said Matt Brinker, senior vice president of partner development and acquisitions.    

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