Banking & Financial Services

Turnstone Investment Banking Forms After Departing from Country Club Bank

Posted January 22, 2026 CC Capital Advisors, an investment firm previously affiliated with Country Club Bank, announced it has gone fully independent and will rebrand as Turnstone Investment Banking. Founded in 1994, CC Capital Advisors originally launched as Christenberry Collet… more

Alinity Wealth Management Joins Mariner Independent, $275M Baton Rouge-based Firm

Posted January 21, 2026 Mariner Independent, the independent advisory channel for Overland Park-based Mariner, announced that Alinity Wealth Management, a $275 million firm, has joined the Mariner team. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA., Alinity Wealth Management represents $275 million in… more

Mariner Announces First Two Acquisitions of 2026, Adds $1.8B in Assets

Posted January 21, 2026 Mariner has entered the new year with two acquisition deals: Rockland, MA.-based First National Advisors, LLC and Pittsburgh, PA.-based Strava Wealth. The two deals bring approximately $1.8 billion in assets under advisement to Mariner, according to… more

Arvest Bank Announces Bilingual Initiative at KCK Branch

Posted January 21, 2026 Arvest Bank’s new Kansas City, Kansas, branch will operate as a dedicated bilingual location when it opens later this year. The KCK branch is currently under construction, located at 7908 State Ave., and is expected to… more

Bank Midwest Will Rebrand to Vista Bank, Holding Company Closes $369M Merger

Posted January 21, 2026 National Bank Holdings Corporation, the parent company of Bank Midwest, announced it has completed its acquisition of Vista Bancshares, Inc., and will begin adopting the Vista Bank brand for its operations. Following the completion of the… more

Bank Midwest Owner Receives Fed Approval for Merger Agreement

Posted December 30, 2025 National Bank Holdings Corporation, which owns Kansas City-based Bank Midwest, has received regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in accordance with the company's proposed merger agreement with Vista Bancshares, Inc. In September,… more

Two Kansas Banks Announce Merger to Create $225M Entity

Posted December 30, 2025 Overbrook, Kansas-based First Security Bank will acquire Conway Bank, a Kansas-based bank, creating a combined company with assets exceeding $225 million. First Security Bank and its holding company, Overbrook Bankshares, Inc., announced it would be merging… more

Leawood-based Groebl Brothers Sells to United Capital Financial Advisors

Posted December 30, 2025 Groebl Brothers, a registered investment advisor based in Leawood, has been purchased by a subsidiary of Creative Planning. Irving, Texas-based United Capital Financial Advisors announced it has acquired the Groebl Brothers firm, adding more than $240… more

Precision Aerospace & Defense to Become Public Company Following Acquisition

Posted December 11, 2025 Overland Park-based Precision Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc., announced it will enter into a merger with FACT II Acquisition Corp, with the combined company emerging as a publicly traded business. Upon closing of the proposed business… more

Creative Planning Acquires Marshall Financial Group, $900M AUM

Posted December 9, 2025 Creative Planning has acquired another RIA, this time in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, with more than $900 million in assets under management. Overland Park-based Creative Planning announced the acquisition of Marshall Financial Group. The acquisition adds 19 employees… more