Strategic Partnerships

FP Transitions provides consulting, network programs, and custom practice management systems to institutional clients. Our services focus on helping advisors build practices of enduring and transferable value, which in turn can help broker-dealers and custodians retain clients and assets in their network. By shifting advisors’ focus from cash flow and production to building a business of value, FP Transitions helps drive decisions that result in stronger practices with better client services. As a result, these businesses attract and retain next generation talent.

Working with broker-dealers, custodians, and insurance home offices, FP Transitions has provided both consulting and ongoing programs for valuing, protecting, growing, and ultimately transitioning top performing practices. Our unique approach to creating internal transitions has helped over 250 practices sell internally to next-generation advisors, improving growth rates and keeping over $17 billion dollars stabilized on existing platforms. Making this process work in a professional manner starts with a strong home office relationship, and coordination of goals and message.

Many broker-dealers and custodians operate on limited budgets, while competing to offer the best services to their advisors. Our corporate partners leverage their home office practice management team by utilizing our expertise in mergers and acquisitions, succession planning, and equity management. By making FP Transitions a strategic partner in delivering the most valuable information advisors need to manage and grow their independent businesses, your home office staff can focus on managing the relationship with existing advisors, and creating connections with recruits who will be the future of your firm.

Two minds are better than one, and ten minds are better than two: this is the philosophy behind FP Transitions’ workshops. Gather your top producers together for a master class on business valuation or succession planning, and improve the experience delivered to all. By hosting an on-site workshop as part of your pre- or post-conference activities, corporate partners can create an intimate setting to deliver personal guidance at national and regional meetings. FP Transitions’ workshops can be offered with open enrollment or to a limited, exclusive audience, based on your agenda.

FP Transitions supports the long-term sustainability of the financial services industry by aligning with organizations that promote equity, representation, and purposeful growth. Our partnerships with the Net Positive Consortium and the FinServ Foundation reflect our commitment to strengthening the advisor workforce and improving outcomes for clients, communities, and the profession.

As part of this commitment, we are the first strategic partner of the Net Positive Consortium, we are proud to support a movement focused on creating a more responsible and resilient wealth management industry. The Consortium’s five pillars—community, clients, team members, the industry, and the planet—closely align with our mission to help advisors build durable, multigenerational businesses. Together, we advocate for inclusive teams, mentorship and education, and client service models that grow both enterprise value and positive impact. This relationship also encourages us to examine our own internal efforts and continue evolving as leaders within the profession.

Through our work with the FinServ Foundation, we contribute to developing the next generation of advisor talent. The Foundation’s Fellows program provides mentorship, education, and career exposure to underrepresented college students and early-career professionals, helping to build a more diverse and future-ready ownership pipeline. These initiatives reinforce our core focus on continuity planning and internal succession and help institutional clients grow stronger, more inclusive businesses over the long term.

Firms We Work With

Partners Who Trust Us

FP Transitions has been an invaluable strategic partner. They not only provide us with critical valuation services during underwriting, but also offer our clients a comprehensive suite of services – from M&A consulting to legal support. What we really appreciate is how they've been there to assist our clients with internal succession challenges, organizational hurdles, and even revamping compensation structures. Their extensive customer base and impressive deal volume give them a unique perspective on the industry, which has proven incredibly beneficial to us and our clients. Our longstanding partnership with them has only strengthened over the years, leading to a higher success rate in collaborations. We look forward to continuing this valuable collaboration for many years to come.

Alicia Chandler

President, Oak Street Funding
Our strategic partnership with FP Transitions has been instrumental in supporting our advisor clients as they navigate inevitable business transitions. Whether an advisor is looking to establish a continuity plan, manage their succession, or buy, sell, or merge their business, it’s important they can do so with confidence.

Shauna Mace

Head of Practice Management, Independent Advisor Solutions by SEI
Our partnership with FP Transitions has been incredibly beneficial, providing end-to-end solutions spanning M&A, valuation, consulting, in-house legal support, and ongoing coaching through their EMS™ membership services. Working with FP, we have seen our clients increase their enterprise value with organizational realignment. Others have improved their financials with detailed compensation redesign. While some have built enduring businesses with the design and implementation of succession plans. With FP's deep understanding of their clients, we have confidence that referrals align seamlessly with our business objectives. Over the years, our enduring partnership has flourished, resulting in an elevated success rate in our joint endeavors. They're truly a cornerstone of our strategic partnership.

James Hughes

SVP of Investment Advisor Lending, Live Oak Bank