1251 Capital Group, a financial services holding company. | Ziegler Capital Management, an asset management firm with approximately $10.5 billion total adjusted AUM (approximately
$1.9 billion of fixed income assets are excluded from the deal). | Acquisition of majority stake with 1251’s management becoming Ziegler shareholders with representatives becoming part of Ziegler’s board of directors. (Further terms not disclosed) |
Advisor Group, Inc., a network of independent financial advisers with $271 billion in client assets. | Landenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., a publicly-traded diversified financial services company. | Acquisition through cash merger. The total value of the transaction is approximately $1.3 billion. |
Aksia LLC, investment advisory firm that advises on more than $85 billion of client alternative allocations including more than $8.5 billion AUM. | TorreyCove Capital Partners LLC, an investment advisory firm with more than $75 billion in assets under advisement. | Acquisition. (Terms not disclosed) |
Ares Management Corporation, an alternative asset manager with approximately $149 billion in AUM. | Crestline Denali Capital L.P., an asset management company with approximately $2.6 billion in AUM. | Acquisition through which a subsidiary of Ares will acquire a managing interest of Crestline in an all cash transaction. (Further terms not disclosed) |
ArrowMark Partners, a registered investment adviser with approximately $18.9 billion AUM. | StoneCastle Asset Management, the external investment adviser to StoneCastle Financial Corp., a registered, non-diversified, closed-end investment company. | Acquisition of the platform and assets. (Terms not disclosed) |
Blucora, Inc., a wealth management firm with approximately $67 billion in total client assets. | HK Financial Services, a registered investment adviser. | Acquisition through a stock purchase with a purchase price of $160 million. (Further terms not disclosed) |
Bluespring Wealth Partners, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kestra Financial a financial services platform with approximately $24.5 billion AUM. | Vector Wealth Management, a management firm with approximately $1.1 billion AUM. | Acquisition. (Terms not disclosed) |
Captrust Financial Advisors, a registered investment adviser with approximately $368 billion in AUM. | Welch Hornsby, Inc., a fee-only investment adviser with approximately $5.5 billion in AUM. | Acquisition. (Terms not disclosed) |
Creative Planning, Inc., a wealth management firm with approximately
$45 billion AUM. | Hogan Financial Management LLC, a registered investment adviser with approximately $300 million AUM. | Acquisition. (Terms not disclosed) |
Dyal Capital Partners, a private equity fund with approximately
$21.5 billion in AUM; a division of Neuberger Berman that has approximately $339 billion in AUM. | Owl Rock Capital Group, an alternative asset manager with approximately $14.6 billion. | Acquisition of passive, non-voting minority stake. (Terms not disclosed) |
Fiduciary Trust Company International, a wealth management firm and wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. with more than $75 billion in assets under management and administration. | Athena Capital Advisers, LLC, a registered investment adviser with approximately $6 billion in AUM. | Acquisition through merger. (Terms not disclosed) |
Fiduciary Trust Company International, a wealth management firm and wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. with more than $75 billion in assets under management and administration. | The Pennsylvania Trust Company, a wealth management firm with more than $4.7 billion in assets under management and administration. | Acquisition. (Terms not disclosed) |
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC, an investment management firm with approximately $99 billion AUM. | THL Credit Advisors LLC, an alternative investment manager with approximately $16.8 billion AUM. | Acquisition. (Terms not disclosed) |
Franklin Resources, Inc., a global investment manager with approximately $688 billion AUM. | Legg Mason, Inc., an investment management firm with approximately $806 billion in AUM. | Acquisition through an all-cash transaction. Franklin will pay $50 per share of common stock for a total consideration of $4.5 billion that will be funded from the company’s existing balance sheet cash, and will assume approximately $2 billion of Legg Mason’s outstanding debt. Legg Mason affiliate EnTrust Global will repurchase its business. |
FS Investments, an asset manager with more than $24 billion in AUM. | Chiron Investment Management, an investment management firm with approximately $1.8 billion in assets. | Acquisition. (Terms not disclosed) |
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (“GSBD”), a specialty finance company that has elected to be regulated as a BDC. | Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp. (“MMLC”), a specialty finance company that has elected to be regulated as a BDC. | Merger of affiliated BDCs. |
Hub International Limited, a global insurance broker managing more than $38 billion in assets and services. | Perennial Pension and Wealth, an independent financial services company. | Acquisition. (Terms not disclosed) |
Kudu Investment Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser with investment partners that collectively manage more than $50 billion. | Creation Investments Capital Management, LLC, an investment management that manages approximately $707 million in private funds. | Acquisition of minority interest. (Terms not disclosed) |
Kudu Investment Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser with investment partners that collectively manage more than $50 billion and Pacific Current Group Limited, an asset management firm. | Pennybacker Capital Management, LLC, an alternative investment manager with more than $1.9 billion in AUM. | Acquisition of minority interest. (Terms not disclosed) |
Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm with approximately
$3.3 billion of committed capital. | Pathstone, a registered investment adviser with more than $15 billion in AUM. | Acquisition of interest. (Terms not disclosed) |
North Square Investments LLC,
an investment firm with more than
$10 billion in AUM. | C.S. McKee, L.P., an investment management firm with more than
$8 billion in AUM. | Acquisition. (Terms not disclosed) |
Oak Hill Capital Partners, a private equity firm managing funds with approximately $15 billion of initial capital commitments and co-investments since inception. | Mercer Global Advisors Inc.,
a registered investment adviser and financial planning firm with more than $16.5 billion in AUM. | Acquisition from current private equity owners Genstar Capital LLC and Lovell Minnick Partners. (Terms not disclosed) |
Resolute Investment Managers, Inc., a diversified, multi-affiliate asset management platform with approximately $75.1 billion in AUM. | National Investment Services, a fixed income and equity strategies manager with approximately
$8.6 billion in AUM. | Acquisition of majority interest. (Terms not disclosed) |
Sanctuary Wealth, a global wealth management firm with approximately
$9 billion AUM through this acquisition. | Northview Asset Management LLC, a registered investment adviser. | Acquisition. (Terms not disclosed) |
Sandy Spring Bancorp, parent company of Sandy Spring Bank, which upon completion of the acquisition will have approximately $4.5 billion AUM. | Rembert Pendleton Jackson, an investment and financial advisory firm with more than $1.3 billion in AUM. | Acquisition. (Terms not disclosed) |
Savant Capital Management, a fee-only wealth management firm with more than $6 billion AUM. | Huber Financial Advisors, a registered investment adviser with more than $1.6 billion in total assets. | Acquisition through merger. (Terms not disclosed) |
The Charles Schwab Corporation, a financial services provider with approximately $4.05 trillion in client assets. | TD Ameritrade, a financial services firm with approximately $1.3 trillion in assets. | Acquisition through a $26 billion all-stock transaction. TD Ameritrade stockholders will receive a 17% premium over the 30-day volume weighted average price exchange ratio as of November 20, 2019, with each TD Ameritrade stockholder receiving 1.0837 Charles Schwab shares for each TD Ameritrade share. |
Wealth Enhancement Group, a wealth management firm with almost $15.1 billion in client brokerage and advisory assets. | BPU Investment Management, a financial advisory and investment firm with approximately $990 million in AUM. | Acquisition. (Terms not disclosed) |