By Robert H. Rex, Esq.
In January 2014, RCS Capital Corp. announced the acquisition of Cetera Financial Group, a large independent broker-dealer headquartered in El Segundo California, for $1.15 billion in cash. RCS is headed up by Nicholas Schorsch who has been on an acquisition binge for the past year announcing the following acquisitions:
- Hatteras Funds Group, October 2013
- Investors Capital Holdings, October 2013
- Summit Financial Services, November 2013
- Cetera Financial Group, January 2014
- J.P. Turner & Co., January 2014
These acquisitions, when complete will move RCS into the second place spot in independent brokerage firms, behind leader LPL Financial.
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