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Trilogy Capital said it has made its largest acquisition of the year with the addition of Mountain Capital Investment Advisors.

Founded in 2011 by United States Marine Corps Veteran and former airline pilot Brandt Burns, Westminster, Colo.-based Mountain Capital serves individual, family and small business clients, with a focus on aviation professionals, according to Trilogy.

Mountain Capital's advisors, some of whom are former pilots and other aviation industry professionals, manage more than $1 billion.

In addition to investment and wealth management advice, the practice offers tax preparation and consulting services, including interview preparation for pilots and other aviation professionals, a service spearheaded by co-founder Michelle Burns, who had worked as a senior manager at United Airlines for 14 years, Trilogy said.

These services will be folded into Trilogy Tax & Consulting.

Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

The addition of Mountain Capital marks Trilogy's 11th location in Colorado, according to the firm.

Founded in 1999 and led by co-founder, President and CEO Jeff Motske, Irvine, Calif.-based Trilogy oversees more than $5 billion in advisory and brokerage assets from 10 regional offices, the company said.

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Trilogy Capital, an Irvine, Calif.-based wealth management company with more than $5 billion in advisory and brokerage assets, announced it has acquired Mountain Capital Investment Advisors in Westminster, Colo., an advisory firm with more than $1 billion in client assets.

The purchase of Mountain Capital, founded 15 years ago, is Trilogy's largest deal of the year and gives it its second location in Colorado and 11th overall, the company said in a press release today.

“Mountain Capital is a perfect fit for Trilogy and demonstrates our commitment to intelligent inorganic growth,” Jeff Motske, co-founder, president and CEO of Trilogy, said in a prepared statement. “Mountain Capital shares our commitment to long-term client relationships, fiduciary advice, and thoughtful financial planning, so the cultural fit is exceptional. We are very excited to be able to attract high-caliber people to Trilogy.”

Mountain was founded by U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former airline pilot Brandt Burns and his wife Michelle Burns, a former senior manager at United Airlines for 14 years, the press release said. Read more here.