Mariner to acquire $325 million California RIA

Mariner to acquire $325 million California RIA
San Jose-based Hayes Financial will become the firm’s 11th office in the state.
DEC 07, 2022

Mariner Wealth Advisors of Overland Park, Kansas, will acquire Hayes Financial, a San Jose, California-based firm with $325 million in assets under advisement.

The terms of the acquisition, which will establish Mariner’s eleventh office in the state, were not disclosed.

Hayes Financial was founded in 2008 by Zachary Hayes, and currently serves more than 170 clients. It focuses on high-net-worth executives and tech company employees.

Three staffers will be joining Mariner along with Hayes.

The deal is scheduled to close next Friday.

‘IN the Nasdaq’ with Aliya Robinson, senior legal counsel at T. Rowe Price

Latest News

Buy or sell Canada? Wealth managers watch carefully as Canadians head to the polls
Buy or sell Canada? Wealth managers watch carefully as Canadians head to the polls

Canadian stocks are on a roll in 2025 as the country prepares to name a new Prime Minister.

How are tech-boosted advisors spending their "time tax refund"?
How are tech-boosted advisors spending their "time tax refund"?

Two C-level leaders reveal the new time-saving tools they've implemented and what advisors are doing with their newly freed-up hours.

Indivisible Partners selects DPL to arm advisors for insurance business
Indivisible Partners selects DPL to arm advisors for insurance business

The RIA led by Merrill Lynch veteran John Thiel is helping its advisors take part in the growing trend toward fee-based annuities.

RIA M&A stays brisk in first quarter with record pace of dealmaking
RIA M&A stays brisk in first quarter with record pace of dealmaking

Driven by robust transaction activity amid market turbulence and increased focus on billion-dollar plus targets, Echelon Partners expects another all-time high in 2025.

New York Dems push for return of tax on stock sales
New York Dems push for return of tax on stock sales

The looming threat of federal funding cuts to state and local governments has lawmakers weighing a levy that was phased out in 1981.

SPONSORED Compliance in real time: Technology's expanding role in RIA oversight

RIAs face rising regulatory pressure in 2025. Forward-looking firms are responding with embedded technology, not more paperwork.

SPONSORED Advisory firms confront crossroads amid historic wealth transfer

As inheritances are set to reshape client portfolios and next-gen heirs demand digital-first experiences, firms are retooling their wealth tech stacks and succession models in real time.