Recruiting

The two advisors affiliated with a new IBD after one of the largest PE-backed M&A deals of the year closed.

Each of the three advisors has more than 20 years of experience in the business.

President Adam Antoniades cites record expansion for the year, but the IBD network faces challenges related to recruiting and debt levels.

Bleakley Financial has recruited advisors with $750 million in client assets since January 2018 alongside LPL’s substantial recent grabs.

The bank has been courting wirehouse talent, but took a hit when a top team quit in June.

The new recruits come from Merrill Lynch and Stifel, with $165 million in total client assets.

The firm has made formal hiring offers totaling approximately $214 million as of June 30.

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The new recruits bolted from Morgan Stanley after nearly 20 years with the wirehouse and its predecessor firms.

Seeking out talent in unlikely places and helping it grow will yield impressive ROI.

Danny Ludeman had worked at the wirehouse from 1999 to 2014.

One team wanted more flexibility and time to manage their clients’ financial needs.

The new recruits join the firm’s employee channel from both wirehouses and the independent space.

CEO Philip Sanders admits the past two years of the segment’s overhaul have been “a grind,” but he says it’s now ready to grow.

The stark figures show that only about one-sixth or fewer of the sector’s financial advisors are women.

The two advisors will name the team’s practice after their shared experience working for the military.

Ladenburg Thalmann's largest firm has added at least five teams in the wake of recent acquisitions by rivals.

Successful firms reveal how they appeal to wealthy prospects — and elite advisors.

The firm has been picking off talent from rivals, primarily wirehouses.

Dan Arnold deployed a five-pronged argument for why consolidation is a recruiting boon for the No. 1 IBD.