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Merchant, Venning Announce Strategic Partnership to Enhance Connectivity Between Tax Services & Wealth Management

Originally founded in New England in 1978, Venning is dedicated to helping SMBs and enterprise businesses, individuals, governments, non-profits, and trusts/estates with a comprehensive approach to their financial, tax and operational complexities and taking the industry forward with several AI-based initiatives to help solve for “what’s next” in the financial services arena.

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How Merchant supports RIAs and their life's work

“Evolving beyond minority stakes to lifecycle equity partners means Merchant has the flexibility to invest across the spectrum, from minority to majority positions, ensuring we can meet firms where they are and grow with them," - Tim Bello, Co-founder and managing partner.

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An M&A Insider on the Biggest Mistake RIAs Make when Chasing Valuations

Mergers and acquisitions in the registered investment advisory space are rising due to private equity interest, potentially overshadowing core values like fiduciary responsibility, but the evolving landscape for growth capital presents new strategic options for advisors to maintain independence and enhance firm value.

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RIA Roundup: Concurrent Launches Hybrid Platform With More Than $440M in New Assets

Merchant invested in Concurrent to support expanded growth initiatives when the firm was managing a little more than $12 billion in assets. Merchant’s Rick D’Amico called the firm’s growth “another testament to how far the industry has continued to evolve in terms of building these world-class independent, multi-billion-dollar RIA infrastructures.”

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Matt Brinker joins Absolute Engagement’s advisory board

At Merchant, Brinker works extensively with registered investment advisors to identify new investment opportunities and help them grow, giving him a strong understanding of the challenges advisors face, Littlechild said. It’s this experience she wants to bring to Absolute Engagement.

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