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Edition No. 050
New York · London
Insurance Capital Daily
Independent Intelligence on Insurance Investment
Friday, October 2, 2026
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Sep 29, 26
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Ironbark Financial Group
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Concurrent buys $5.4B Spire and sets a $3B-to-$10B platform target
The Tampa hybrid RIA says Spire is its first platform purchase and that it wants one or two more a year, in a market where deal counts are shrinking while the assets in play are not.
move · Oct 1
Concurrent acquires Spire, a $5.4 billion RIA with 30 advisor teams
The Close · Sep 30
Merchant's $255.9 million Ironbark stake puts AI in the capital plan
Deals & PE · Sep 30
Merchant takes $255.9 million stake in $97 billion Australian wealth firm Ironbark
move · Sep 21
A $425 million team prices independence against the employee channel
Moves · Sep 21
The breakaway that left Raymond James now buys its teams
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