The deal brings the Pennsylvania-based advisory firm’s US$275m in assets and marks its second such acquisition.

Hightower Advisors (Hightower), a Chicago-based wealth management firm, has acquired Valley Financial Group (Valley), a Pennsylvania-headquartered independent wealth management and financial planning company, under the Hightower Signature Wealth (HTSW) advisory platform. The acquisition will bring around US$275m in assets to HTSW’s fold  HTSW is a fully integrated national wealth management practice under Hightower. It provides capabilities across investment management, financial