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Mergers

Mariner Wealth Acquires Boston Wealth Management Firm, Adds $1.8B In Assets

Posted November 17, 2023 Overland Park-based Mariner Wealth Advisors announced it has acquired Boston-based Baystate Wealth Management, the merger will add $1.8 billion in assets under management to Mariner Wealth’s portfolio. The transaction officially closes on January 1, according to… more

QTS Data Centers Purchases Netherlands Company To Expand Overseas

Posted November 9, 2023 Overland Park-based QTS Data Centers announced it has acquired the Netherlands-based data center to further its operating capabilities in Europe. The transaction to acquire the Netherlands data center, Zentrys, was finalized on Oct. 31. The acquisition… more

Creative Planning Acquires $13B Asset Team, Scales Up Retirement Services

Posted November 3, 2023 Creative Planning’s campaign for acquisition is showing no signs of losing steam after the wealth management firm announced its latest addition to the company’s retirement services. Creative Planning announced on Tuesday its acquisition of Chicago-based Mesirow's… more

Worlds of Fun And Six Flags Announce $8B Deal To Combine Companies

Posted November 2, 2023 The owners of Kansas City amusement parks Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun announced it would be merging with Six Flags, expanding the reach of parks in the nation. Cedar Fair and Six Flags Entertainment… more

Marketing Firm MMGY Global Acquired By New York Private Equity Firm

Posted November 1, 2023 Overland Park-based MMGY Global was acquired by investment funds managed by New York-based private equity firm EagleTree Capital. The marketing agency announced on Monday that EagleTree acquired the company from the previous partner Peninsula Capital Partners… more

VMLY&R Now World’s Largest Creative Company After Merger

Posted October 19, 2023 Kansas City-based VMLY&R is merging with New York-based Wunderman Thompson, making the two entities the world’s largest creative company. WPP Plc., which oversees both companies, announced Tuesday the merger of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R. Together, the… more

Creative Planning Adds Goldman Sachs Unit

Posted August 29, 2023 Creative Planning, the Kansas City region's biggest wealth-management firm, is getting bigger: The Overland Park firm has announced the acquisition of the Goldman Sachs Group's  Personal Financial Management unit. Neither the terms of the sale nor… more

Bunge Enters Multi Billion Agri-Trading Merger With Viterra

Saint Louis food company Bunge Ltd. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Netherlands-based Viterra Ltd., in an effort to create an agribusiness powerhouse. The mega deal will create a global agribusiness company to compete in complex markets… more

Global Prairie Merging With Cleveland Firm

Kansas City marketing consultancy Global Prairie announced today that it was merging with Cleveland-based Hileman Group, a fast-growing marketing technology firm, a move that executives say will better serve clients by adding data-driven strategies and cutting-edge marketing technology. The merged entity… more

Olathe Health Joining KU Health System

Officials from the University of Kansas Health System and Olathe Health announced today that the two will merge, the biggest health-care merger in the Kansas City market in nearly 20 years. Olathe Health CEO Stan Holm joined KU Health's CEO… more