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Goldman Sachs and Phoenix Financial announce $4 billion client-asset transaction

The deal is nearly ten times the $412 million in combined RIA acquisitions Apella and Waverly disclosed overnight.

At a glance

  1. Apella’s $261 million deal and Waverly’s $151 million deal total $412 million, according to our records.
  2. Four real estate deals closed in the same window and came to $407.5 million, just under the two wealth-management transactions.
  3. The $4 billion Goldman Sachs–Phoenix Financial transaction is larger than the $412 million in RIA acquisitions and the $407.5 million in real estate closings combined.

Goldman Sachs and Phoenix Financial announced a transaction covering $4 billion in client assets, according to our records. That is nearly ten times the $412 million in combined RIA acquisitions Apella and Waverly disclosed overnight.

Apella’s $261 million deal and Waverly’s $151 million deal total $412 million, according to our records. Four real estate deals closed in the same window and came to $407.5 million, just under the two wealth-management transactions.

The $4 billion Goldman Sachs–Phoenix Financial transaction is larger than the $412 million in RIA acquisitions and the $407.5 million in real estate closings combined.

One $4B mandate dwarfs the night's RIA and real estate deals

Announced and closed client-asset deals, same window

  • Goldman Sachs · Phoenix Financial$4B
  • Apella + Waverly (RIA acquisitions)$412M
  • Four real estate closings$407.5M
Source: PWD deal tracking · Oct 19, 2026
Show as table
ItemValue ($)
Goldman Sachs · Phoenix Financial$4B
Apella + Waverly (RIA acquisitions)$412M
Four real estate closings$407.5M

Reported by the Features desk from PWD deal tracking. Published . Corrections

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