M&A

ETF Upside

Why ETF Platform Consolidation Will Take Off in 2026

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Some products don’t have the capital to get off the ground. Larger ETF issuers can fix that.

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Advisor Upside

What Will M&A Look Like in 2026?

PE will continue to dominate, but medium-sized sellers may fill in the gaps.

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Healthcare

Abbott Breaks into Lucrative Cancer Screening Market with $21 Billion Exact Sciences Purchase

Earlier this month, Exact reported a record $851 million in third-quarter revenue, which included $666 million from its screening business.

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Banking

Goldman May Feast on Biggest Piece of M&A Pie in Nearly a Quarter Century

Goldman Sachs’ share price, up 35% so far year-to-date, set a record high closing price of $838.97 last week.

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Advisor Upside

What’s the Deal with the Rise of Sub-Acquisitions?

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Sub-acquisitions made up 31% of all RIA M&A activity in 2025 amid rampant private equity investment in the industry.

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Advisor Upside

Wealth Management M&A Hits Record High, Fidelity Reports

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Registered investment advisors reported 132 acquisitions in the first half of 2025.

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Finance

Barnburner Figma IPO Offers Good Omen as Klarna Reconsiders Debut

The company’s shares soared 250% in their New York Stock Exchange debut, yielding a market capitalization of $47 billion.

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Banking

Evercore’s Purchase of Robey Warshaw May Birth Trans-Atlantic M&A Titan

The deal will help bolster Evercore’s presence in Europe, where it placed 13th by deal volume in PwC’s advisory rankings last year.

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Advisor Upside

M&A Just Broke More Records. But What Happens to Clients?

The RIA industry made 102 deals in the second quarter of 2025, according to Echelon Partners.

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Consumer

Home Depot Acquires Building Products Distributor GMS

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Home Depot’s push into the pro market began in earnest last year, when the company dropped $18.5 billion to buy SRS Distribution.

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