The mergers, acquisitions and advisor moves you may have missed the week of April 19, 2021.

The stake from Los Angeles–based Leonard Green & Partners will help the $40 billion AUA RIA further expand its market reach.

Sequoia Financial’s latest acquisition increases its AUM to $7B.

Michael Green, a known critic of passive investing, is joining Simplify Asset Management, a $274 million issuer of ETFs as chief strategist and portfolio manager.

Alex Oh, who joins from law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, replaces Stephanie Avakian, who stepped down from the role in December after a four-year tenure under the Trump administration.

Private equity firm Golden Gate Capital approached Avantax last week, Bloomberg reports, but it's unknown whether the firm will consider a deal.

Advisor Services Exchange, the enterprise-level collaboration between Envestnet and Dynasty Financial Partners, is introducing an outsourced CFO capability for all advisors.

The results deal a blow to RIA and investor Ancora, which launched a proxy battle with Blucora, parent of broker/dealer Avantax, in mid-March, seeking four seats on the company's board.