Merit acquires $291 million Atlanta-area firm

Merit acquires $291 million Atlanta-area firm
Consilium Financial Group has used Merit's investment offerings and operational support since 2015.
AUG 02, 2021

Merit Financial Group, an Atlanta-based hybrid that manages and advises on $5.59 billion, has acquired Consilium Financial Group, a Roswell, Georgia-based firm managing and advising on $291 million.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Consilium, whose entire staff will join Merit, was founded by Kirk Wilkerson and Andy Lubben, who will join Merit as regional directors. The firm has used Merit’s investment offerings and operational support since 2015.

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