M&A Deal Summary

RCS Capital Acquires VSR Group

On March 12, 2015, RCS Capital acquired financial services company VSR Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is RCS Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is RCS Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is RCS Capital’s 1st transaction in Kansas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-03-12
Target VSR Group
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) RCS Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

VSR Group

Overland Park, Kansas, United States
VSR Group, Inc. is an independent broker-dealer industry.

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Buyer

RCS Capital

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Sector Financial Services
Employees1,942
Revenue 2.1B USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

RCS Capital Corp. was formed to operate and grow the following four principal lines of business: a wholesale broker-dealer, an investment banking and capital markets business, a transaction management services provider and a transfer agent. RCS Capital Corp. filed for bankruptcy in 2015.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Financial Services) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Kansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2015) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-16 Cetera

El Segundo, California, United States

Cetera is a network of independent firms empowering the delivery of professional financial advice to individuals, families and company retirement plans across the country through trusted financial advisors and financial institutions. Cetera was founded in 2010 and is based in El Segundo, California.

Buy $1.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-18 Girard Securities

San Diego, California, United States

Girard Securities, Inc. is a provider of securities brokerage and investment services primarily to individual investors. It sells insurance products, including variable and fixed annuities and life insurance.

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