As PE crowds out RIA buyers, here's what sellers need to know

americanbanker.com · 2026-08-03

RIA owners may feel a

TickrTrends take: Private equity's growing presence in the market for registered investment advisors creates a competitive dynamic that could influence acquisition valuations across the financial services sector. For a company like SEIC that operates in financial services, this shift in buyer composition may affect how comparable transactions are priced and valued going forward. Investors focused on valuation should monitor whether increased PE participation alters the historical pricing multiples that currently support SEIC's fairly valued assessment.

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