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Growing a Financial Planning Business through acquisitions.

Experience and Theory.

Listing and Brokerage services for Buyers and Sellers of financial services practices.
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Consulting, Business Development, Practice Efficiency and Succession Plan preparation.
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Introduction

For an acquisition to be possible a
buyer and a seller must agree on
terms.

Is your counter party one of the
four ?

Most deals have a deferred
component and require a longer
relationship with the buyer/seller.

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Food for thought.
For a buyer the Primary decisions are.
• Why am I considering to buy a firm
• When would be a good time to take on the risk
• What can I afford to pay and how
• Who should I target to buy

For a seller the primary decisions are:
• When should I retire
• Who can I sell to
• What is the business worth
• Why am I retiring


Buyers Vision
• Do you have one
• What is it?
– Merge with another local company and stop.
– Buy a company that adds skills to my current
practice.
– Buy assets and consolidate in one location.
– Acquire multiple practices and create a multi
$100M AUM business operating in the financial
services industry.


Why Buy ?

• Faster growth
• Leverage operational resources
• Acquire skills and or knowledge
• Broaden demographics of aggregate book
– Average client age etc…
• Capitalize on economies of scale – payouts
• Consider your own exit strategy and
expectations.

Criteria & Considerations

• How big a book do you want to buy?
• What geography are you comfortable with?
• Technology is a consideration.
• Are you comfortable with added employees?
• Good planners are not always good managers.
• What is your current practice good at?
• Are you looking for more of the same client types?
• Are you trying to add a particular skill set?
• What is your current operational capacity?
• What is your funding capability?


Process Steps


Seek and Search

It is unlikely the first opportunity will meet your criteria
so having a pipeline is a key success factor.
• Existing BD/GA/IMO.
• Business brokers.
• Specialist brokers.
• CPA, Lawyers etc.
• Other Industry participants.


Introductions

• Initial Introductions and statement of interest.
• Important to establish a rapport.
• This is a sales pitch to a point of the seller
making a commitment to disclose.
• Philosophical match in YOUR mind??


CDA

• Confidential Disclosure Agreement.
• Mutual – you want protection as much as they do.
• If Possible get a 3 way, seller-buyer-BD.
• Experience has shown the seller will NOT submit data
for pre-registration until deals are signed making the
transition process more complicated.


Fact Find

• High level review of Sellers Book of Business.
– Asset types
– Client ages
– Asset structures [VA, surrenders etc]
– Income history
– Income streams
– Income projections


Valuation
• Factors affecting Valuation.
– Markets served and Practice structure
– Sole Proprietor, Partnership or Inc.
– Customers and demographics
– Income structure and streams
– Technology adoption and data integrity
– Measurement of profitability
– Firms financial history
– Systemized operations or Ad hoc
– Suitability of buyer [Are they similar to you?]


Firm V Founder

• Value is derived from a measure of revenues/income and
a factor [X].

Value = X * Revenue/Income
• Understand the associated risk in using “X” is crucial to
both buyer and seller

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ven
Re

Time


Firm V Founder

• Is your firm “Institutionalized” ?
• If you as the founder/seller were to leave
tomorrow would the revenues be immediately

Un-stable
and irreparably impacted?

Founder

Stable
Firm


Factors affecting
valuation

Each facet of a firm can add value or
it can detract. It is key to understand Other business assets
that the overall firm value is a
constituent of many parts and each Staff
should be measured in a valuation
process. Technology and data integrity

Average age of clients

Assets and structure

Non recurring revenue

Recurring revenue

-VE 2x 1x 0 1x 2x
+VE


Provisional Offer

• Valuation and Terms.
– Valuation models are many
– Terms and Structure, be fair, be realistic.
– Include a “Claw Back” for assets lost and incentive
for asset growth.
• If accepted – draft Letter of Intent.
– Offer confirmed “subject to….”


Due Diligence

• Reg S&P – understand and beware.
• Firms performance v market.
• Technology adoption and data integrity.
• Business management in general.
• Demographics.
• Operational expenses.
• Consistency of financials.
• Client count and revenue distribution [Pareto]
• Meet and greet key staff.

Confirmed Offer

Assuming all is well after due Diligence.
•Confirm offer and initiate APA contract drafting.
•Expect 3-5 iterations of docs.
•Close.
•Now the work begins….


Execution
• Expect the unexpected. Don’t Panic.
• Allocate resources internally.
• Setting client expectations is essential.
• COBD, NAF, AIM +++ for every account.
– No Bulk transfers.
• Timely client responses are essential.
– Cash flow depends on them.
• Plan, Prepare and Pursue.
• Bring in short term resources.
• Meet and greet key clients.

Execution

• Letter from seller to clients
– Calls and meetings with top 20%
– Transition paperwork packet
• Letter of introduction from buyer
• Calls, calls, calls.
• Thank you letter
• 4-6 months out – follow up and questionaire.


Value progression

5
Multiple Expansion

1
200 400 600 800 1000
Total Book ($M)


Profit Scales with Size

Gains in Efficiency Revenue Growth

Income
$
Expenses projected

Time/AUM aggregted


Risks/Mitigation

Risk Mitigation

Expansion complexities cause Partition the on-going customer
loss of customer base care and the integration team

Acquired customer base is lost Retain the existing manager
through the transfer process through financial incentives for a
(industry average 91% retained) measured period. 4-12 months.
Integration costs squeeze cash Budget for and regularly review
flows with investors.
Market Collapse No investment immune


Conclusion

• The financial services industry is consolidating.
• Growth by acquisition is a viable growth
strategy.
• Significant challenges exist but diligence and
execution planning can mitigate the risks.
• Returns can be substantial.


Introduction
Founded in 2012 by Allen Duck and David Cunningham.

•Allen has a 25+ year career in business most recently acting COO for an
RIA in PA – headed the acquisition strategy.
•Founding board member for CPG, the succession engine within CIR.
•Author and speaker on industry trends and dynamics in the succession
space.
•David has a long career in business 40+ years, creating 6 separate
companies and multiple successful exits.
•Experienced in fund raising and business development.
•Eighty20 Advisors genesis was a quantified recognition that the financial
services industry has a significant age bias, fragmented service models
and is lacking a natural regenerative dynamic.
•The firms objective is to bridge the void between the retiring advisors,
those qualified to buy, and lastly, out reach to the next generation.

Thank you
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