Mariner Wealth Advisors Acquires Hayes Financial, Inc.
December 7, 2022
Mariner Wealth Advisors will acquire San Jose-based Hayes Financial, Inc., a boutique advisory firm serving technology executives with $325 million in assets under advisement (AUA). The acquisition — which will convert Hayes Financial to the Mariner Wealth Advisors brand upon closing on Dec. 16, 2022 — expands Mariner's executive services capabilities and establishes its eleventh California office.
- Buyers
- Mariner Wealth Advisors
- Targets
- Hayes Financial, Inc.
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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