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Toronto-based CI Financial is buying RIA and institutional asset manager Segall Bryant & Hamill, doubling its U.S. asset base to $46 billion.
The RIA has about $6 billion on its wealth management platform, making it CI's largest U.S. acquisition to date in terms of assets. Roughly $17 billion of the firm's assets are tied to its institutional platform, which includes traditional and alternative investment strategies.
The deal is CI's 14th U.S. acquisition (including some deals led by CI-affiliated RIAs) since January 2020, when the Canadian financial-services firm first entered the U.S. wealth management market.
After the SBH transaction is completed, CI's total North American wealth management assets should total $82 billion, and its total assets are expected to reach $205 billion.
"Acquiring Segall Bryant & Hamill is a major step forward as we continue our U.S. expansion," said CI Financial CEO Kurt MacAlpine, in a statement. "SBH has built an incredible business and formed a committed team that embodies the characteristics we look for in our acquisitions.
