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Hightower Signature Wealth

In network coverage since August 17, 2026 · 16+ stories

8Deals on our tracker

+1Talent net · 12 months1 in · 0 out

Observed recruiting events · 12 monthsOn the wire →

Net +1 · 1 incoming events · 0 outgoing events

Arrivals

Synergy Capital Solutions

Oct 8 · from Hightower

Departures

None tracked.

Deal recordFull tracker →

Oct 7, 26Deal announcedSynergy Capital Solutions · $1B — coverage

Oct 2, 26Deal announcedSandy Cove Advisors · $752 — coverage

Oct 2, 26Deal announcedSandy Cove Advisors · Hightower · $752M — coverage

Sep 29, 26Deal announcedSandy Cove Advisors · Hightower · $752M — coverage

Sep 10, 26Deal announcedBoston Hill Advisors · Hightower · $1.6B

Aug 31, 26Deal announced — coverage

Aug 31, 26Deal announcedDispatch · Hightower — coverage

Aug 13, 26Deal closedValley Financial Group · Hightower · $275 — coverage

Network coverage

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DeVoe: RIA deal count falls 17% in Q3; $5B-plus sellers set record

Consolidators announced 53% of all deals, and sellers with $100 million to $500 million in assets are on track for a record-low 36% full-year share.

M&A · Oct 15RIA deal volume falls 17% in Q3 as mega sellers set a record

exit · Oct 8Hightower Signature to add $1B Synergy Capital Solutions

exit · Oct 6Bahnsen Group agrees to add $1.1 billion Hightower Naples practice under its brand

Deals & PE · Oct 4Concurrent announces $5.4B Spire purchase and $3B–$10B platform target

Deals & PE · Oct 3Concurrent announces Spire platform purchase, adding $5.4 billion with no price disclosed

M&A · Oct 3HB Wealth acquires $700M Texas RIA; Hightower Signature adds Sandy Cove

Deals & PE · Oct 2Concurrent buys Spire's 30-plus teams in first RIA platform deal

M&A · Oct 1Nuveen closes Schroders deal without disclosing price or cost savings; 12-to-18-month separation planned

M&A · Sep 30Hightower agrees to buy $752M Sandy Cove for its W-2 channel

M&A · Sep 25Hightower splits the rollup from the growth unit to court a buyer

Moves · Sep 22Hightower hires Vanguard's De Freitas, and the mandate is integration

Moves · Sep 22Hightower's new president is a bet on the operating layer

Data · Sep 1Hightower hands Dispatch the keys to its data layer

RIA · Sep 1Hightower bets its employee channel on Dispatch's data layer

the_wrap · Aug 17Independent broker-dealers lose three teams in one day

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