Cambridge Funding Analysis, the Fairfield, Iowa-based impartial dealer/supplier, has employed Dee Morgan, a former vp at LPL Monetary, as senior vp of strategic acquisitions. Morgan, who centered on each recruiting and acquisitions at LPL, replaces Stephen Chipman, who died earlier this yr.
Morgan will lead the agency in a extra devoted effort in acquisitions of each dealer/sellers and registered funding advisors. His tasks embrace analysis and execution of private and non-private firm acquisitions, asset divestitures and restructurings, minority investments and different strategic initiatives.
Previous to becoming a member of Cambridge, Morgan was a vp of recruiting and licensing at First Command Monetary Companies. Earlier than that, he labored at LPL.
Cambridge had all the time been a bit reactive with its acquisition technique, stated Jeff Vivacqua, president of progress and growth on the agency. This function represents a extra proactive strategy. The agency has all the time supported advisors of all income fashions, whether or not that’s commission-only, hybrid or fee-only advisors. However with RIA homeowners, it’s traditionally been extra of a recruiting dialog.
“Those self same RIA homeowners—they may have the identical have to take some chips off the desk, promote a small piece or promote all of it,” he stated. “And no matter their succession or continuity plan is, we wish them to know that the options can all exist proper right here at Cambridge. They don’t must go searching exterior to a different aggregator. They don’t must go searching for one other RIA to merge with. These choices can exist proper right here, the place we could possibly be a possible purchaser of some or all of it, if they’ve subsequent technology management. And we are saying that to our personal advisors.”
Vivacqua stated Cambridge’s technique is completely different than different patrons on the market, in that it provides extra flexibility in how a dealer/supplier or RIA desires to transact.
“For Cambridge’s technique, I believe we’re a bit of completely different than among the different corporations once we strategy acquisitions as a result of we’ll have a look at minority, majority or 100% acquisition discussions,” he stated. “There’s nonetheless conversations and potential with plenty of corporations that could possibly be searching for choices that don’t exist with different potential patrons.”
Cambridge presently serves just below 4,000 advisors and $155 billion in whole property. Some 70% of its income comes from charges.
