M&A Deal Summary

LPL Financial Acquires Commonwealth Financial Network

On August 1, 2025, LPL Financial acquired financial services company Commonwealth Financial Network

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is LPL Financial’s 6th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is LPL Financial’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is LPL Financial’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-08-01
Target Commonwealth Financial Network
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) LPL Financial
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs (Financial)
Ropes & Gray (Legal)

Target

Commonwealth Financial Network

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Commonwealth Financial Network provides integrated solutions for independent financial advisors, including investment platforms, compliance, and practice management support. Commonwealth Financial Network is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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Buyer

LPL Financial

San Diego, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Financial Services
Employees9,000
Revenue 12.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

LPL Financial is the exclusive provider of investment advisory, marketing, administrative, distribution and information systems services to the largest independent financial advisor network in the United States. LPL Financial was founded in 1989 and is based in San Diego, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 9
Sector: Financial Services M&A 6 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 8
State: Massachusetts M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 8 of 9
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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New York, New York, United States

Atria Wealth Solutions is a modern wealth management solutions holding company designed specifically for advisors and their clients. Atria’s core mission is to empower its subsidiaries’ financial advisors with a next generation set of tools, services and capabilities that support their growth and enable them to prosper in a digitally connected and constantly evolving financial environment. Atria Wealth Solutions is based in New York City.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-09-09 Capitol Bay Group

Tysons, Virginia, United States

Capitol Bay Group provides personalized, one-on-one guidance with elevated service and deep financial expertise based in Tysons, Virginia.

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