Financial Advisor Mergers & Acquisitions:

Annual & Cumulative Transactions & Transaction Values

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Date Published: February 2, 2024
Summary PowerPoint Deck: 254 Slides
Reference PowerPoint Deck: 1,387 Slides


The purpose of this research is to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of recent financial advisor mergers & acquisitions. This topic is popular across the independent advisors, insurance agents, CPA & law firms, and real estate agents & mortgage brokers markets. As a result, Tiburon's primary objective is to summarize a common set of facts for all market participants. If your firm is for sale, or if you are seeking to acquire a financial advisory firm, this research should be a useful reference. This research compliments Tiburon's Financial Advisor Succession Planning and Financial Advisor Sale Process research. Tiburon's Financial Advisor Succession Planning research provides a step-by-step plan for planning for succession. Tiburon's Financial Advisor Sale Process research provides a step-by-step plan for selling a financial advisory firm. These three topics together support Tiburon's Financial Advisor Succession Planning, Acquisitions, & the Sale Process research. Other Tiburon research topics address retail bank, insurance company, brokerage firm, & investment management firm mergers & acquisitions. This research is part of Tiburon's financial advisor research series.

This research addresses the key historical phases of financial advisor mergers & acquisitions, including:
  • Foundational Phase
  • Insurance Agents Phase
  • Fee-Based Financial Advisors (RIAs) Phase
This research summarizes the market growth in financial advisor mergers & acquisitions' variables & valuation metrics, highlights the leading transactions, and highlights the leading financial advisor acquirors.

This research addresses several financial advisor mergers & acquisitions market segments, including:
  • Independent Advisors
    • Fee-Based Financial Advisors (RIAs)
    • Independent Reps
  • Insurance Agents
    • Life & Health Insurance Agents
    • Property & Casualty Insurance Agents
  • CPA & Law Firms
    • CPA Firms
    • Law Firms
  • Real Estate Agents & Mortgage Brokers
    • Real Estate Agents
    • Mortgage Brokers
And this research makes several future predictions for financial advisors mergers & acquisitions, including:
  • Substantial Growth in the Number of Financial Advisor Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Financial Advisor Aggregator Models Emerging in Nearly All Market Segments
  • Independent Advisors to Surpass Insurance Agents as Most Frequent Acquisition Category
  • Large Fee-Based Financial Advisors to Demand Highest Valuations
  • Secondary Market for Wirehouse & Other Captive Broker Businesses to Further Develop
















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