With MampampAs in the RIA space increasing many firms are rapidly changing hands with little to no expert guidance on how to successfully execute a merger or acquisition. In 2017 a record number of MampampA deals closed in the advisor space 168 transactions or a 22 growth over 2016. Aside from a fifth straight year of record highs in MampampA activity the size of the acquired firms has also increased with average acquisitions involving wealth managers exceeding 1.01 billion in assets under