Private equity

Mariner Wealth's and Mercer Advisors' deals for RIAs totaled over $3 billion in AUM in just two weeks.

The new unit seeks to provide investors with fund-of-fund solutions.

Family offices saw a growth in returns last year fueled by soaring stock markets and private equity.

Regulators in Massachusetts launched a “sweep” of more than 60 firms that sold nearly $1.3 billion in limited partnerships sponsored by GPB Capital.

I’ve been watching, with increasing dismay, the trend of outside investors taking ownership of advisory firms.

The bank promoted Denver’s regional leader of the business to oversee all aspects of Ascent Private Capital Management nationwide.

Susan Elolampi will be company's latest high-level hire following a dozen appointments in recent months.

The advisory firm left Securities America to make the move.

The aggregator has filed with the SEC, and the aftermath of an offering will be closely watched.

As head of the Fiduciary Trust’s New York division, Paulina Mejia in charge of growing the firm’s private wealth business in the region.

The new strategy will focus on long-term ownership of income-producing companies, not unlike Warren Buffett’s buy-and-hold style.

After his big score with Banyan Partners four years ago, the dealmaker faces a much more competitive market.

The no-nonsense CEO fields rapid-fire questions on everything from Amazon's interest in financial services to how the SEC is handling the fiduciary rule

Fielding rapid-fire questions, Savant Capital Management CEO Brent Brodeski reveals the biggest mistakes of RIA buyers and sellers, shares the strategy behind his firm's targeted acquisitions and divulges his favorite app.

After the digital advice firm reportedly saw its valuation drop $200 million, industry executives ask if independent robo advisors are on borrowed time.

The latest influx, which closed late last year, brought in $75 million.

ACG Wealth’s affiliated IBD has also added teams from LPL and Merrill Lynch. Its CEO says the firm is just getting started.

Funds managed by Marco “Mick” Hellman sold most of their holdings, while CEO Dan Arnold received options worth $5 million.

Morgan Stanley and one of its advisors were ordered to return the entrepreneur's investment in two private placement funds totaling $536,000 and pay him $37,500 in compensatory damages.

The rewrite could affect how these firms value potential buyout targets.