Renewed recruiting efforts and pumped-up tech are boosting headcount and fee-based assets.

The acquisition established a $6 trillion-giant operating as a mutual fund company, RIA custodian, bank, retail brokerage and national wealth management firm.

Estimates for the deal between the analytics platform and private equity firm LLR Partners go as high as $270 million.

Among those leaving is Tom Nally, president of TD Ameritrade’s RIA division. He’d been with the company for 26 years.

Days after completing the purchase of E-Trade, CEO James Gorman’s second major transaction of the year aims to bulk up the firm’s asset management arm.

The custodian had been a key player in the growth of the independent channel.

The newly combined firm is expected to transform the independent marketplace in terms of technology, talent and RIA choice.

The combined company would become a $2 trillion RIA custodian.

The firm is maintaining control but dropping its FINRA registration as the sector’s rising expenses and lower margins fuel consolidation.

The independent firm has been an aggressive recruiter since its founding in 2013.