Gladstone Group Launches Affordable M&A Platform for Smaller RIA Firms

Running Industry Alliance (RIA) and Triathlon Industry Association (TIA) mark first year of collaboration

The Running Industry Alliance (RIA) and Triathlon Industry Association (TIA) have marked one year since the start of their strategic collaboration. In July 2024, TIA merged into RIA in order to foster synergy, industry connections and drive growth for both organisations, with running being a natural connection between them. Founded to serve and connect businesses across the running and triathlon industries, RIA and TIA together now represent ove…

Gladstone Group Launches Affordable M&A Platform for Smaller RIA Firms

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — Gladstone Group has unveiled Gladstone Connect, a new M&A platform aimed at making high-quality dealmaking services more accessible to smaller registered investment advisor (RIA) firms. Designed to streamline and simplify the transaction process, the service lowers the financial and operational barriers that have historically sidelined smaller practices from participating in the industry’s consolidation wave. While the RIA…

UBS, Rand Merchant Bank lead financial adviser M&A rankings in MEA for H1 2025

UBS and Rand Merchant Bank have emerged as the leading financial adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the Middle East & Africa (MEA) during the first half of 2025, according to the latest league table published by GlobalData, a data and analytics firm. As per GlobalData’s Deals Database, UBS topped by value, with $1.6bn in advised deals, while Rand Merchant Bank led by volume, with four deals to its credit. The leading position of UBS h…