Sarah Elise Berry (left), Jennifer Currin Gutridge, D. Linette Dobbins and Judith A. McGee.
RIA Mercer Global Advisors has acquired McGee Wealth Management, a wealth management firm in Portland, Oregon, with about $815 million in assets under management.
MWM serves about 800 clients and was founded by Judith A. McGee, its CEO, and her daughter, D. Linette Dobbins, who is president and chief compliance officer. They also served as co-branch managers at Raymond James for more than 30 years.
The RIA focuses on delivering comprehensive wealth management services to high-net-worth clients. It has four shareholders: McGee; Dobbins; Jennifer Currin Gutridge, its executive vice president; and Sarah Elise Berry, vice president. In all, 15 MWM team members are joining Mercer.
The news comes only four days after Mercer said it bought Atlanta Financial Associates, an RIA with about $815 million in assets founded by Julianne Andrews and Cathy Miller. This purchase followed close behind Mercer's acquisition of another Atlanta RIA, Kays Financial Advisory Corp., with about 700 clients and over $800 million in AUM.
McGee said in a statement: "In looking for a partner to discuss possible succession planning, finding one that shared our mission, vision and values was most important." After speaking with David Barton, Mercer vice chairman and head of M&As, "I knew we had found the right partner," she noted.
