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Exit Readiness Checklist for Advisory Firms: What to Fix Before You Sell
If you’re an RIA owner or advisory firm principal over 55, you’re likely holding more risk than you realize. According to Cerulli Associates,...
Comprehensive, data-driven valuations and comparative equity analyses to accurately price your practice, establish market benchmarks, and support informed decision-making.
Comprehensive M&A guidance encompassing deal structuring, negotiation strategies, market listings, and transaction closings.
Comprehensive systems, targeted coaching, and in-depth assessments designed to optimize operational efficiency and enhance advisory team effectiveness.
Strengthen continuity through the implementation of formal continuity agreements, the establishment of legal entities, execution of enforceable legal contracts, and securing appropriate capital resources.
Todd Doherty serves as Vice President for Advisor Legacy, where he leads advisors through the full M&A lifecycle—readiness, valuation analysis, buyer/seller matching, due diligence, and post-close integration. With more than 15 years in senior roles at financial advisory firms and hands-on ownership experience, Todd brings an operator’s lens to every engagement. His writing focuses on practical ways to boost enterprise value, structure win-win deals, and avoid execution risk. Todd collaborates closely with the firm’s valuation, lending, and legal partners to help advisors make confident, data-driven decisions.
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If you’re an RIA owner or advisory firm principal over 55, you’re likely holding more risk than you realize. According to Cerulli Associates,...
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Exit-prep advisors are only as effective as the financials they help clean up. You can coach a founder through valuation strategy, buyer positioning,...
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Most advisors will only sell a practice once in their lifetime. It’s no wonder then that many advisors are woefully unprepared for that experience....
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When it comes to selling a practice, advisors have many options available to them. Since most advisors are new to the selling game, the options can...
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Over the last five years, the demand for practice acquisitions has skyrocketed. This increase in demand is fueled by greater access to capital, a...
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As with any industry, there are many myths that can falsely influence an advisor’s decision about their career and their practice. We’ve talked...
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The advisor M&A scene has changed dramatically over the last five years. This change has emerged in tandem with a shift from a concentration in the...