Hightower acquires The Bahnsen Group with $9.5B in assets
Newport Beach, CA
Summary
Hightower agreed to acquire The Bahnsen Group, its Newport Beach, California affiliate led by David Bahnsen with about $9.5 billion in assets, 12 offices and about 100 employees; the firm keeps its brand, adding "A Hightower Company", with closing expected in the third quarter.
Sources
3| | Hightower moves to acquire The Bahnsen Group in deal deepening a decade-long alliance · April 23, 2026 |
| | Hightower to Buy $9.5B Affiliate Bahnsen Group in California · April 23, 2026 |
| | Hightower agrees to buy $9.5bn practice The Bahnsen Group · April 23, 2026 |
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