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The unquenchable thirst for wealth management

With M&A in the RIA space setting records, the focus turns naturally to the seemingly irreversible influence of private equity money.

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  • February 5, 2021

As markets get frothier, advisers migrate toward alternatives

Survey shows 98% of advisers plan to increase or maintain client allocations to alts in the year ahead; the strategies most likely to see an increase in allocation are real estate, private equity and private credit.

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  • January 25, 2021

Not even pandemic can derail record level of RIA consolidation

The slowdown in March turned out to be just brief bump in the road for buyers and sellers in the wealth management space.

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  • January 15, 2021

Wells Fargo nears deal to sell asset management unit

The bank is reportedly in talks to sell the unit to a private equity consortium led by GTCR and Reverence Capital Partners.

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  • January 13, 2021

DPL Financial Partners secures $26 million in private equity capital

Eldridge and Atlas Merchant Capital combine forces in the latest example of private equity firms taking stakes in the wealth management industry.

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  • January 4, 2021

New fund brings private equity to the accredited masses

Bow River fund bets a Biden administration won't kill the PE market

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  • December 2, 2020

Fund companies see target-dates adding annuities in future: Report

The all-in-one products could also eventually include private equity, Cerulli Associates found

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  • November 20, 2020

Macquarie and Wilshire to offer private investments fund

Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Fund has $25,000 minimum

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  • October 9, 2020

YCharts acquired by private equity firm LLR Partners

CEO Sean Brown says the acquisition provides the capital needed to scale his firm while providing support for future growth

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  • October 8, 2020

OneDigital receives majority investment from PE deal

Onex will become the biggest investor in the insurance broker, according to an announcement

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Where opportunity meets responsibility

Examining the implications of the SEC expanded definition of an 'accredited investor' for private equity investors — and the advisers who serve them

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  • September 17, 2020

PE to fuel insurance industry M&A: Report

Deals are likely to start happening more often and will be led by private equity, a report from Cerulli Associates suggests

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Why private equity just invested $84 million in Guideline

What investors see in the low-margin DC record-keeping business

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  • July 13, 2020

Robinhood adds another $320 million in funding

The latest round of investments boosts the online trading app's valuation to $8.6 billion

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Opening defined-contribution plans to private equity is a mistake

U.S. regulators dropped the ball in a recent letter clarifying that regulations do not prohibit the use of private equity funds in 401(k) plans

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Misinformation about private equity ownership distracts advisers at vital time

Here are key questions advisers should ask when assessing a firm owned by private equity

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Private equity in 401(k)s? Not anytime soon

Very few plans include investments that use PE, and guidance this week from the Labor Department might not change that.

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Captrust confirms more and larger acquisitions on the horizon

With its first taste of PE capital, the $390 billion aggregator is poised for ramped up activity

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Captrust lands first PE funding

GTCR's investment reflects a $1.25 billion valuation for Captrust

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Emigrant takes stake in Pure Financial Partners

The $2.4 billion RIA will use the funds for growth and acquisitions