Wealthsimple

Wealthsimple for Advisors in its acquisition by Purpose Advisor Solutions

Client

Wealthsimple

Value

-

Service

Emerging and High Growth Companies

Date Closed

January 2020

Industry

Fintech

Lead Office

Toronto

 

On January 23, 2020, Wealthsimple for Advisors announced its acquisition by Purpose Advisor Solutions. The acquisition will allow Wealthsimple to enhance their advisor business through the offering of new capabilities such as digital onboarding, investment analytics and financial planning tools. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Founded in 2014, Wealthsimple is Canada’s largest and most popular digital wealth manager.

Purpose Advisor Solutions is a Toronto based technology company specialized in practice management technology for financial advisory businesses.

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP advised Wealthsimple with a team consisting of Chad Bayne and Justin Dharamdial (Emerging and High Growth Companies), Dov Begun (Tax) and Kojo Hayward (Corporate).

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP also advised Purpose Advisor Solutions with a team consisting of Andrew Aziz, Lori Stein and Kai Sheffield (Corporate).