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Valuation Expert FP Transitions: On M&A, Growth, and Maximizing Enterprise Value

Valuation Expert FP Transitions: On M&A, Growth, and Maximizing Enterprise Value

A conversation with Brad Bueermann, CEO, FP Transitions Overview CEO Brad Bueermann discusses key aspects of M&A and succession, the most important factors around multiples, valuations, and maximizing enterprise value, the future of M&A, and much more. Listen in… Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:03:46 — 87.6MB)...

Financing Independence: A Lender’s Perspective on  Breakaway Transitions, M&A and Succession

Financing Independence: A Lender’s Perspective on Breakaway Transitions, M&A and Succession

James Hughes of Live Oak Bank discusses debt financing for prospective breakaway advisors looking to de-risk a leap to independence or payoff a note balance, or business owners seeking funds for acquisitions or succession planning.

Finding Your Unfair Advantage: David Canter on Bluespring, M&A, RIAs, and more

Finding Your Unfair Advantage: David Canter on Bluespring, M&A, RIAs, and more

The new president of Kestra Holding’s Bluespring Wealth Partners discusses the firm’s mission of acquiring independent wealth management practices, and shares his unique perspective on M&A, independence, business ownership, and more.

Preparing for Succession: What Made Selling the Right Path for this $2B Firm

Preparing for Succession: What Made Selling the Right Path for this $2B Firm

Kevin Myeroff shares how he built a $2B firm, the process of planning for succession and ultimate decision to sell NCA Financial Planners to Sequoia Financial.

Industry Update on M&A: Why Buy? Tips for Those with Their Sights Set on Becoming an Acquirer

Industry Update on M&A: Why Buy? Tips for Those with Their Sights Set on Becoming an Acquirer

When it comes to M&A, there are plenty of independent business owners and wirehouse advisors who have their sights on becoming acquirers, yet it’s an incredibly competitive environment with more buyers than sellers. Here’s how to compete and win.

One-on-One with Rudy Adolf: How Focus Financial Partners Revolutionized RIA M&A—and Went Public in the Process

One-on-One with Rudy Adolf: How Focus Financial Partners Revolutionized RIA M&A—and Went Public in the Process

Rudy Adolf describes how the idea of Focus Financial Partners evolved, filling a gap in how independent financial advisors accessed capital, resources and monetized their life’s work, plus the firm’s journey as a public company and more.

Investing in Growth: Exploring KKR’s Attraction to $25B+ RIA Beacon Pointe

Investing in Growth: Exploring KKR’s Attraction to $25B+ RIA Beacon Pointe

What does it take to garner the attention of one of the leading private equity firms in the world? Beacon Pointe’s President Matt Cooper and Sasank Chary, Managing Director of KKR, answer that question and more.

Industry Update on M&A: If You Build It, Will They Buy It?

Industry Update on M&A: If You Build It, Will They Buy It?

Part 2 of 2 on M&A: For advisors who are reviewing their firm’s retire-in-place program, considering a recruitment deal, or looking to launch an independent firm, understanding the value on the open market is critical.

Industry Update on M&A: If You Build It, Will They Buy It?

Industry Update on M&A: If You Build It, Will They Buy It?

The excitement around M&A activity has many financial advisors considering their future. Is independence the right path? And if you build an independent firm, who will buy it? This episode compares and contrasts options.

From Start-Up to $31B Behemoth RIA: The Catalysts Behind the Growth of Mega-Firm Cerity Partners

From Start-Up to $31B Behemoth RIA: The Catalysts Behind the Growth of Mega-Firm Cerity Partners

Kurt Miscinski shares how a serendipitous meeting with billionaire entrepreneur Howard Milstein led to the 2009 launch of HPM Partners. After starting from zero, the firm now Cerity Partners, manages over $31B in assets for ultra-high net worth clients and corporate executives.

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