Mariner Wealth Advisors acquired the Scottsdale, Arizona-based tax practice of Hopkins Tameron Hostal in the latest sign that advisory firms are increasingly looking to add or improve the tax services they offer.
The HTH acquisition and integration of its services "enhances Mariner Wealth Advisors' mission of providing clients with 360° wealth advice, and emphasizes the firm's dedication to offering a full catalog of solutions in-house," the RIA said Wednesday in a news release.
The acquisition is the first M&A deal that Mariner Wealth has announced in 2023 and represents a departure from its usual acquisition target of wealth management practices.
The last firm that Mariner Wealth announced it bought was Ohio wealth management firm McGervey Wealth Management in December. Other recent purchases by Mariner Wealth included Heber Fuger Wendin Investment Advisors, a group based near Detroit with $8.6 billion in assets under management.
Mariner Wealth completed nine acquisitions in 2022. The firm plans to continue growing in 2023 and there are "several more acquisition announcements planned this quarter and this year," a Mariner Wealth spokesperson told ThinkAdvisor.
The decision to buy HTH and incorporate it into its operations is "part of Mariner Wealth Advisors' commitment to providing a seamless client experience, which may include tax, trust, insurance and estate professionals as part of a client's wealth team," it said.
Mariner Wealth declined to say how much it spent on its latest acquisition, which it said closed Jan. 31.
HTH's Scottsdale office will officially join the Mariner Wealth brand on Thursday, boosting the firm's total number of locations nationwide to 84, it said.
