A $2 billion, 69-year-old Merrill Lynch advisor passes up the gold watch in favor of breaking away
Fearing the loss of massive public accounts, John Beirne swallowed the idea of independence with help from Focus Financial
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Focus Financial Partners, LLC
Consolidator/Roll-up Firm
Top Executive: Rudy Adolf
