Arax Investment Partners acquires The Oak Group with $1.5B in assets
Poughkeepsie, NY
Summary
Arax Advisory Partners acquired The Oak Group, a $1.5 billion Poughkeepsie, New York practice founded in 2003 by Ryan Peek and Gary Ben-Ezra, which left Wells Fargo; it is Arax’s second Hudson Valley deal of 2026.
Sources
1| | Arax Lures $1.5B Upstate NY Firm from Wells Fargo · May 5, 2026 |