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Beacon Pointe, BIP Wealth, Raymond James, Unveil 850M+ Deals

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Published on https://www.wealthmanagement.com on October 7, 2025

Beacon Pointe, BIP Wealth, Raymond James, Unveil 850M+ Deals

Beacon Pointe Advisors will buy Maryland-based The Family Firm, while BIP Wealth is purchasing Georgia-based Prehmus Financial Partners. Meanwhile, an Arizona-based team is joining Raymond James’ independent advisor channel.

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Patrick Donachie, Senior Reporter, WealthManagement.comOctober 7, 2025

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The Family Firm's Kate Fries and Stacy Bakri Beacon Pointe

The Family Firm's Kate Fries (left) and Stacy Bakri

Beacon Pointe Advisors, BIP Wealth and Raymond James all unveiled deals purchasing advisory teams each managing over $850 million in client assets.

Beacon Pointe to Add $857M RIA

Beacon Pointe Advisors announced it would buy The Family Firm, a female-led $857 million RIA based in Bethesda, Md., which will boost Beacon Pointe’s assets to approximately $49 billion. It is the firm’s 10th deal this year.

The Family Firm was founded in 1983 and is led by Kate Fries and Stacy Bakri, along with a team of 10 (who will be joining the firm’s leaders at Beacon Pointe). According to Bakri, the firm opted for Beacon Pointe based on its understanding of the “unique challenges independent advisory firms face.”

“Their creative problem-solving abilities, collaborative nature and firm commitment to putting clients first give Kate and me great confidence that this partnership will only deepen the personalized care and support our clients have always counted on, trusted, and appreciated,” she said.

The deal boosts Beacon Pointe’s presence in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, following its entry into the state (and the mid-Atlantic region) when it bought the Columbia, Md.-based $560 million Keeney Financial Group in March of last year.

Last month, Beacon Pointe added three firms, totaling $1.1 billion, across three states, including Alderfer Bergen & Co. in Warsaw, Ind., Moser Wealth Advisors in Bellevue, Wash., and Amore Ambro in Jericho, N.Y. Beacon Pointe is the country’s largest female-led RIA, with Shannon Eusey at the helm as CEO. The firm is also backed by private equity giant KKR, which announced its investment in November 2021.

With the Family Firm deal, Beacon Pointe now has more than 600 employees across over 75 offices nationwide. The M&A firm Alaris Acquisitions advised The Family Firm during the deal, which closed on Sept. 15.

https://www.wealthmanagement.com/ria-news/beacon-pointe-bip-wealth-raymond-james-unveil-850m-deals

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