Articles tagged "Mike Wunderli"
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Tight with Goldman Sachs and light on debt, Peter Mallouk sets 'no upper limit' on 2025 M&A ambitions and is 'very interested' in buying super-peer RIAs worth billions
The Creative Planning CEO put Goldman's PFIM under contract one year ago, and merger experts say the firm's exceptional buying power -- low debt and high cash flow -- puts any RIA into play for him.
August 24, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Bain Capital may be set to buy Envestnet, Reuters reports; Sudden RIA industry mega PE player must find CEO, resolve Yodlee riddle to move forward
The famed Boston private equity firm already has big stakes in Carson Wealth and CI Financial and may be in the hunt for other acquisitions.
July 8, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Adam Birenbaum's calls 'Colony' deal -- to create $100-billion super-RIA -- a 'mandate,' but it's also likely a 'prelude' to larger strategic objective, M&A expert says
The 46-year-old CEO of Buckingham Wealth's 'long game' approach keeps paying dividends; it comes down to his approach to relationships
May 7, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Michael Nathanson's new post as Focus CEO could create an 'apparent conflict' with his duties at Colony Group, which is snapping up billions in Focus RIA assets -- but 'partners' now have one of theirs in the power seat
The CEO of Colony, the $22-billion Boston RIA, is buying $10.4-billion GW & Wade from Focus, making him buyer and seller, as he takes the reins as first permanent Focus CEO since Rudy Adolf.
May 1, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Fisher Investments is again part of a public firestorm after media heavyweights report it has entered sale talks; Fisher fires off heated denial, but one analyst still sees smoke on the horizon
The Plano, Texas RIA with $236 billion of AUM -- worth perhaps $10 billion -- flamed The Wall Street Journal for anonymously sourced report, without checking with firm, but did not condemn nearly identical Bloomberg report.
January 4, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Goldman Sachs-Creative Planning deal is bleeding defectors -- 16 more last week, report says -- auguring a 'potential disaster,' analysts warn
Dozens of former 'United Capital' advisors are fleeing at once, but Peter Mallouk is still battling to keep them, and Goldman Sachs may play legal hardball, sources say.
October 4, 2023 at 2:16 AM
AMG unloads $17B Veritable after 11 years of metric stagnancy, which may explain the bargain price Pathstone is paying -- and the wholesale rollovers of principals
The $668-billion asset manager rollup in West Palm Beach, Fla. is dumping a remnant of its RIA rollup -- with cash proceeds of just $294 million
July 20, 2023 at 3:49 AM
Shirl Penney lands hot cash in cold market, raising $100 million (says source) to 'charge onto the offensive' as competitors 'hunker down' under debt
The CEO and co-founder of Dynasty Financial Partners salves IPO pain by cobbling cash from existing backers, a Boston private equity firm, Abry, and even RIA custody partner, Schwab, at valuation near $500 million.
