Focus Financial shares soar after Rudy Adolf pumps the pipeline and stiff-arms analyst who presses him on a Focus sore point--organic growth, or lack thereof
The shares are up more than 30% since Aug. 20; the CEO boasted on the quarterly call that the IPO itself sent the M&A pipeline spiraling higher
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Clayton, Dubilier & Rice closed on its $7-billion purchase of the roll-up on Aug. 31 -- with no hint that its parting of the ways with legendary 60-year-old founder was in the offing.
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Looking past Covid-19 pandemic, Louisiana RIA buys $1-million building after hitting $1 billion in AUM and hiring the town's mayor
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors was sold to Focus Financial in 2014, growing its assets by $400 million since then but keeping staffing about the same
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Focus Financial Partners, LLC
Consolidator/Roll-up Firm
Top Executive: Rudy Adolf
