Homrich Berg Crosses $5 Billion AUM Mark And Adds Cobb County Office Via Merger With Compass Financial Consulting

ATLANTA – 1/02/2018 – Homrich Berg is pleased to announce that Compass Financial Consulting has joined Homrich Berg, giving HB a Cobb County office location and an addition of talent and clients. Under the terms of the agreement, three new principals (Kevin Kraus, John Bochniak, and Tana Gildea) and two client service professionals will join Homrich Berg.

This event is part of the continuing growth story at HB, which will now have twenty-one principals and four offices in metro Atlanta.  Recent firm growth has resulted in Homrich Berg now managing assets of over $5 billion for clients in 40 states. HB continues to build a regional presence, with the scale and expertise of a large firm combined with the high touch client service of a boutique firm.

“We are excited to have such a quality firm join HB,” stated Andy Berg, co-founder and chief executive officer of Homrich Berg. “We feel comfortable knowing that we share common core values with a clear focus on serving our clients. We are highly confident that this merger will be beneficial to all clients and employees.”

“Homrich Berg has a reputation as a leading firm in the Southeast, and we felt this was the best fit for our team to allow us to continue to grow while serving our clients,” said Kevin Kraus. “Through this partnership, we look forward to leveraging the expertise of Homrich Berg to offer our clients enhanced services while continuing to guide them to their financial goals.”

HB Wealth is a national independent wealth management firm providing fiduciary, fee-only wealth advisory services, investment management, and family office services, with a mission of bringing unwavering financial peace of mind to the clients we are privileged to serve. 

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