M&A Deal Summary

Equitable Holdings Acquires Stifel Independent Advisors

On October 27, 2025, Equitable Holdings acquired financial services company Stifel Independent Advisors from Stifel Financial

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Equitable Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Equitable Holdings’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Equitable Holdings’ 1st transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-10-27
Target Stifel Independent Advisors
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Equitable Holdings
Sellers(s) Stifel Financial
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Stifel Independent Advisors

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Stifel Independent Advisors is a premier independent broker-dealer providing financial advisors with a deep platform of products and services. Stifel Independent Advisors is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Equitable Holdings

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1859
Sector Financial Services
Employees8,000
Revenue 12.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Equitable Holdings comprises two complementary and well-established principal franchises, Equitable Life Insurance Company and AllianceBernstein. Annuity and life insurance products are issued by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (AXA Equitable / AXA Equitable Life). Equitable Holdings was founded in 1859 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Missouri M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-01 CS Life Re Co.

New York, New York, United States

CS Life Re Co. operates as an insurance company and offers property, casualty, and marine insurance and reinsurance services. CS Life Re Co. is based in New York City.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Stifel Financial

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Category Company
Founded 1890
Sector Financial Services
Employees8,887
Revenue 4.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Stifel Financial is a financial services holding company that conducts its banking, securities, and financial services business through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Stifel Financial was founded in 1890 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Financial Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Missouri M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-01-06 Bryan Garnier

London, United Kingdom

Bryan Garnier is an independent full-service investment bank focused on European technology and healthcare companies. The bank's product suite includes mergers & acquisitions advisory, private and public growth financing solutions, and institutional sales & execution. Formed in 1996, Bryan Garnier is headquartered in Paris and has offices in London, Amsterdam, Munich, Oslo, Stockholm, and New York.

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