Cohen & Firm, a tax and monetary advisory enterprise for companies and high-net-worth shoppers, has bought a stake within the firm to personal fairness agency Lovell Minnick Companions.
The funding comes someday after LMP purchased a majority stake in Americana Companions, a Houston-based RIA and member of the Dynasty Monetary Companions community.
Cohen & Firm is a nationwide assurance, tax and enterprise advisory agency, working within the mutual fund, non-public fairness, various investments and actual property industries whereas specializing in serving companies, household places of work and HNW people.
It was based in 1977 and now has greater than 800 staff throughout the nation. It has 12 places of work in Illinois, Ohio, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and affiliated entities in Eire and the Cayman Islands.
In accordance with the agency, the funding will likely be used to increase its tech and companies. CEO Chris Bellamy stated the agency was spurred to “work tougher than ever” when coming into this “new chapter.”
“LMP will likely be a beneficial strategic accomplice, providing a novel perspective on our business and the shoppers we serve, together with a devoted deal with human capital, which is essential to our development technique as an employer of alternative,” Bellamy stated.
The deal is anticipated to shut on Dec. 31, and Cohen & Co. will “considerably enhance” the variety of staff holding fairness; this, mixed with “substantial reserves for future equity-based incentives,” will assist the agency hit its strategic objectives, Bellamy stated.
After the deal closes, the agency will cut up (although either side will proceed to function below the Cohen & Firm model title). Cohen & Firm, Ltd. will likely be a licensed CPA agency providing attest companies led by Vince Curttright. Bellamy will lead Cohen & Co. Advisory, providing enterprise, tax and advisory companies.
Hunton Andrews Kurth and Sidley Austin served as authorized counsels for Cohen & Firm and LMP, respectively.
On Thursday, LMP introduced it made a majority funding in Americana Companions, changing into the agency’s first proprietor exterior of its founders and administration group. Americana’s management group will proceed to run the agency, whereas the leaders and staff will stay important homeowners.
A gaggle of Morgan Stanley breakaways based Americana in 2019, making it the biggest group to affix Dynasty. The group launched with seven advisors throughout three Texas places of work and has grown to $8.5 billion in managed property.
LMP was based in 1999 and primarily works with high-growth, middle-market firms, specializing in monetary and enterprise companies and fintech corporations. Present holdings embrace Pathstone, OneZero Monetary and STP Funding Providers. It beforehand held stakes in Mercer Advisors, Foreside and AssetMark.
