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HighTower Advisors

Fintech · Chicago, United States · Founded 2008

A national financial services company MoreLess

Hightower Advisors is a financial advisory firm that provides support to over 128 elite financial advisory businesses across 34 states in the United States. Founded in 2008, the company has grown significantly, winning awards for innovation, growth, and leadership. Hightower Advisors' primary focus is on helping its clients define and achieve their personal definitions of success, whether that's leaving a philanthropic legacy, ensuring the financial security of their family, or fulfilling a bucket list of travel destinations.

The company serves a diverse range of clients, but primarily targets successful wealth management firms with a strong history of building client relationships and a forward-looking vision. Hightower Advisors offers these firms resources to support their expansion, back-office scalability, and succession planning, among other things. The company's business model is based on forming partnerships with these firms, allowing them to continue managing their businesses as part of a collaborative community.

Hightower Advisors operates in the financial advisory market, a sector characterized by a high level of competition and stringent regulatory requirements. The company distinguishes itself by acting as a fiduciary, meaning it always puts the interests of its clients first. This focus on client goals and portfolios, rather than quotas or sales targets, has helped Hightower Advisors establish a reputation for client-centric service.

The company generates revenue through the fees it charges for its advisory services. These fees are typically based on a percentage of the assets under management, providing a steady stream of income as long as clients remain with the firm.

Keywords: Financial Advisory, Wealth Management, Fiduciary, Client-Centric, Partnerships, Expansion Support, Succession Planning, Asset-Based Fees, Collaborative Community, Personal Success.

Company overview

HighTower Advisors company information

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Status
Operational
Founded
2008
Headquarters
Chicago, United States
Employees
659
Open positions
33
Dealroom signal
80.6
Investment activity
26 companies · latest Apr 2026
Capital deployed
$0
Preferred round
ACQUISITION
client focusb2bsub industryFinancial Management SolutionsindustryFintechsectorInvesting

Valuation & funding

HighTower Advisors funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing Dec 2020 THL Partners
GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing Oct 2017 THL Partners
DEBTDebt Apr 2017 $245M Undisclosed
DEBTDebt Jul 2014 $100M BMO Harris Bank · PNC · Bank of Montreal
GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing Feb 2011 $100M DLB Capital · Asset Management Ventures
LATE VCOther financing Jan 2010 DLB Capital · Asset Management Ventures
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Growth signals

HighTower Advisors website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for HighTower Advisors is 30K monthly website visits, down 23.1% over the last three months. HighTower Advisors's team grew 4.8% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits30K 3-month web change-23.1% 1-year team growth+4.8%
Monthly website visits101 observations · Mar 2016–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

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Talent graph

HighTower Advisors's talent

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Investors

6 investors on HighTower Advisors's cap table

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Series B+ 6 investors entered at this stage
DLB Capital
Asset Management Ventures
BMO Harris Bank
PNC
Bank of Montreal
THL Partners

Global footprint

Where HighTower Advisors has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
2 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States99.8%
🇦🇷 Argentina0.2%
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Market sentiment

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