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Raymond James Buys Advisers from UMB Financial

April 21, 2017

Raymond James Financial continued its expansion into the asset management business, has agreed to buy Scout Investments and Reams Asset Management from UMB Financial in a deal valued at $173 million.

 

Scout is an equities investment manager based in Kansas City, MO, while Reams - Scout's fixed income division - is based in Columbus, IN. The 2 businesses, which have about $27 billion in assets under management, will become wholly-owned subs of Carillon Tower Advisers.

 

Carillon Tower Advisers, a unit of Raymond James  is a global asset-management firm supporting autonomous boutiques spanning investment disciplines and asset classes, each with a focus on risk-adjusted returns and alpha generation.

 

According to Bloomberg News, CEO Paul Reilly has been on an acquisition binge as the brokerage seeks to expand outside the U.S. and build out its asset-management business. In the past year, Raymond James has agreed to buy Montreal-based wealth manager MacDougall MacDougall & MacTier Inc. and the U.S. private client unit of Deutsche Bank AG.