B. Riley Financial Acquires Interface Consulting International

B. Riley Financial Acquires Crawford & Winiarski

July 11, 2023

Accounting & Tax

B. Riley Financial acquired Crawford & Winiarski, a Detroit-based boutique forensic accounting and litigation consulting firm, and integrated the team into B. Riley Advisory Services to establish a dedicated Litigation Support and Forensic Accounting practice in Detroit. The deal expands B. Riley’s financial consulting capabilities, particularly in forensic accounting, litigation support and automotive-industry expertise; financial terms were not disclosed.

B. Riley Financial Acquires Farber Corporate Division (Now B. Riley Farber)

February 22, 2023

Financial Services

B. Riley Financial, Inc. has acquired the corporate division of Farber and rebranded it as B. Riley Farber. The acquisition expands B. Riley’s advisory capabilities and provides Farber with greater access to B. Riley’s cross-platform services and North American market reach, particularly across Canada.

B. Riley Financial to Acquire National Holdings

January 11, 2021

Financial Services

B. Riley Financial has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire National Holdings Corporation, initiating an all-cash tender offer for the remaining shares it does not own at $3.25 per share. The deal will combine B. Riley's diversified financial services platform with National's investment banking, brokerage and wealth management businesses, materially expanding B. Riley's retail distribution and assets under management.

Rimkus Consulting Group Acquires Capital Consulting International

December 22, 2021

Professional Services

Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. acquired Capital Consulting International (CCi), a global consultancy of delay, quantum and technical experts serving the insurance and construction industries. The deal expands Rimkus' international footprint across the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand and augments its forensic engineering and construction-claims capabilities.

B. Riley Financial Acquires Assets of ABTV (Anderson Bauman Tourtellot Vos)

May 9, 2023

Professional Services

B. Riley Financial has acquired certain assets of ABTV (formerly Anderson Bauman Tourtellot Vos), a Charlotte-based restructuring and financial advisory firm. Senior restructuring advisors Ed Sanz and P. Michael Kain have joined B. Riley Advisory Services and the former ABTV headquarters will be re-established as a B. Riley office in Charlotte; financial terms were not disclosed.

Stifel Financial to Acquire Portion of B. Riley Wealth Management Business

November 1, 2024

Wealth Management

B. Riley Financial has signed a definitive agreement to sell a portion of its traditional (W-2) wealth management business to Stifel Financial for an estimated $27 million to $35 million in cash. Approximately 40 to 50 independent advisors (and related customer accounts with $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion in AUM) are expected to transition to Stifel in early 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions.