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Robert Patrick McCabe, Jr. claimed that he was wrongfully terminated and owed deferred compensation as well as millions in lost earnings and reputation damage.

August was the third most-active month for both mergers & acquisition transactions and highest client asset volume since Fidelity Investments began tracking the data in 2016.

The country’s fifth-largest regional bank by assets has come close to making several deals but walked away because of high prices, Bloomberg reports.

After the close of the deal, expected in the first quarter of 2022, Alvarium Tiedemann’s common stock will become publicly traded on Nasdaq.

The latest deal involves Rosenbaum Financial, which Coldstream says it completed without private equity funding.

The latest addition — the firm’s sixth since July— is FCG Advisors.

Mergers and acquisitions will be crucial not just to compete but also to stay relevant, according to industry executives.

Advisors Austin Altenburg and Katelyn Stanchfield have joined the firm.

Many advisors and financial professionals believe mergers and acquisitions activity will pick up over the next 12 months.