With over $700M in AUM, Next Capital Management is the firm's biggest addition this year.

The RIA's parent company is set to buy a very large adviser aggregator. If completed, it would be the biggest transaction of the year.

The RIA is negotiating to buy a portion of Wealth Trust. It may also be facing the loss of a second top executive.

How advisory firm owners can institutionalize their business — and command a higher multiple in the M&A market.

Here is how advisory firms should position themselves for acquisition.

The RIA aggregator's newest partner, Boston-based Lake Street Advisors, is its sixth in in New England and its second addition this year.

Exclusive: The personality-driven RIA, backed by private equity money, plans to 'move quickly' to make acquisitions in existing markets.

The firm's advisers and competitors are wondering about its next steps, and who will cash in. The answers will go a long way toward shaping the future of the independent channel.

RIAs are anxious to acquire assets, according to a new survey, and smaller firms are a prime target.

The former Aspiriant CEO joins DeVoe & Co. to launch a new transition service.

Mike Papedis oversaw RIA acquisitions, an increasingly important revenue source for the company.

The S&P 500 Media Index has surged 17% since Nov. 8, while short interest on an ETF tracking the stocks sits at the lowest in more than a year.

Two of its Royal Alliance firms form a $2.5 billion powerhouse.

The firm sold 100% of ownership interests in its asset management and family office units.

First Midwest Bank's acquisition of $550M Chicago-based RIA is the latest in a string of deals that banks are cutting with advisory firms to expand their wealth management businesses.

The insurer pays $4.7 billion, aiming to cut costs, improve earnings and attract new clients.

The two advisers went indie with Focus Financial, one of the country's biggest RIA aggregators.

The bank plans to acquire a Cincinnati insurance agency as part of an initiative to increase fee income and boost insurance services.

The layoffs are part of a shift of personnel to LPL Financial's South Carolina campus to cut costs and position the independent broker-dealer for future growth.

Over $1.7 billion per transaction changed hands in the fourth quarter, according to Charles Schwab.