Pre-close · Wealth Advisors & RIAs

Real Estate Carve-Outs Counsel for Wealth Advisors & RIAs Acquisitions

Independent sponsor counsel for wealth advisors and RIAs, focused on Real Estate Carve-Outs and the deal mechanics that protect sponsor economics and LP alignment.

EV range $10M to $180M EV EBITDA $3M to $25M Audience Buy & Sell-side
The deal context

Real Estate Carve-Outs on wealth advisors and RIAs deals is one of those workstreams that looks routine on a checklist and decides outcomes in practice.

The typical wealth advisors and RIAs platform sits at $10M to $180M EV with EBITDA in the $3M to $25M range. The thesis runs on RIA aggregation or wealth platform roll-up. Client consent process is the longest pole. Start it the day after the LOI signs.

The moves

How Real Estate Carve-Outs actually gets structured.

  1. Separate operating real estate into a single-purpose entity pre-close.

  2. Document an arm's-length lease with renewal options and assignment rights.

  3. Address title, survey, and environmental on each parcel.

  4. Coordinate the real estate close with the operating company close.

  5. In wealth advisors and RIAs, layer in negative consent process timed with regulators as part of the Real Estate Carve-Outs workstream.

The common mistake

Leaving the real estate inside the operating company. The buyer pays a higher multiple than the real estate deserves.

Jason's take
"Real estate trades at a different multiple than the business. Separate it, lease it, manage it."
Jason Powell · Real Estate Carve-Outs
Capital after close

The deal is one thing. The capital that opens up after close is another.

Refinancing, recaps, growth rounds, and the right strategic conversation eighteen months early are all downstream of relationships that take years to build and minutes to use.

MONTH 18
Senior refi
MONTH 24
Dividend recap
MONTH 36
Growth equity
YEAR 4–5
Strategic exit
WORK WITH JASON

Bring the wealth advisors and RIAs deal. Get Real Estate Carve-Outs done right.

Direct counsel from a securities and M&A attorney with billions in structured transactions, the independent-sponsor-native playbook, and the capital markets network that opens up post-close.