Focus Financial Partners
Acquired by KKR and Stone Point Capital 2017
"Summit recognized the true potential of our vision from the start. Their investment gave us instant credibility when we launched Focus, and their continued support has helped us build the leading independent wealth management partnership in the U.S."
Grew to $500M in revenues during Summit’s investment period
Advisory firms added in North America and the United Kingdom
Acquired by KKR and Stone Point Capital
Grew to $500M in revenues during Summit’s investment period
Advisory firms added in North America and the United Kingdom
Acquired by KKR and Stone Point Capital
Focus Financial Partners—a partnership of independent wealth management firms—was formed to capitalize on the continued growth of high-net-worth households, clients’ increasing interest in independent advice, and financial advisors’ expanding need for product and infrastructure assistance. We believe founders Rudy Adolf, Rajini Kodialam and Lenny Chang sought the experience and capital resources of Summit to achieve their vision of building a platform to consolidate the fragmented wealth management industry.
How Summit Partners Helped
- Invested an initial $35 million to complete the formation of its group of founding partners, and finance future acquisitions
- Helped assemble a board of directors with significant experience in the financial services industry and in building acquisition platform companies
- Assisted with the recruitment of management team members, including a CFO
- Helped expand banking relationships and grew senior credit facility to $400 million. Focus has since grown the facility to more than $1.0 billion.
- Assisted in identifying and executing acquisitions, including negotiations with target firms
- Supported the company through two additional rounds of financing
During Summit’s investment period, Focus Financial Partners grew to become a leading international partnership of independent fiduciary wealth management firms, with more than 40 partner firms and affiliates in the United States and United Kingdom benefiting from the synergies, scale, economics and best practices achieved through being part of the Focus Financial Partners’ family.
The Portfolio Company Executive quoted herein did not receive compensation for any statements regarding Summit Partners. However, since Focus Financial Partners is a former portfolio company of Summit, this individual did receive general compensation in connection with her employment by the company. In addition, this individual is not an investor in a Summit fund but may have conflicts arising from her past role with Focus Financial Partners due to the company’s relationship with Summit.
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