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Trilogy Capital, a $5 billion wealth manager based in Irvine, Calif., is acquiring Mountain Capital Investment Advisors, a $1 billion registered investment advisor firm in Westminster, Colo.

Trilogy says the deal is its largest acquisition of the year and will establish its 11th office location and its second in Colorado.

Mountain Capital was founded in 2011 by Brandt Burns, a former U.S. Marine and airline pilot who says that joining Trilogy will provide his team of advisors with additional resources to improve their service model while preserving much of their operating model.

“We will retain our brand and unique position in the marketplace, and our leadership team, advisors, and staff will remain intact, so client disruption should be minimal,” he says. “This important move for our firm will not replace what we’ve built—it will strengthen it.”

In addition to Burns, other members of Mountain Capital have worked as pilots or in other roles in the aviation industry, and it has a niche serving clients who work in that sector. Brandt’s wife, Mountain Capital co-founder Michelle Burns, spent 14 years as a senior manager for United Airlines. At Mountain Capital, she led development of a specialized tax-preparation service designed for pilots and other aviation-industry professionals. Trilogy says that an affiliated company, Trilogy Tax & Consulting, will absorb Mountain Capital’s tax service.

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Trilogy Capital, Inc. (Trilogy), a nationally recognized advisor-founded, -owned, and -led wealth management firm with operations in California, Colorado, Arizona and Massachusetts, announced the acquisition of Mountain Capital Investment Advisors, LLC (Mountain Capital). Based in Westminster, Colorado, Mountain Capital has operated independently for the past 15 years as a standalone SEC Registered Investment Advisor with over $1 billion in total client assets. The addition of Mountain Capital represents Trilogy's largest deal of the year and its eleventh office location and second in Colorado.

“Mountain Capital is a perfect fit for Trilogy and demonstrates our commitment to intelligent inorganic growth,” said Jeff Motske, CFP®, Co-Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, Trilogy. “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.”

Founded in 2011 by US Marine Corps Veteran and former airline pilot Brandt Burns, Mountain Capital was built to guide advisory clients through the financial complexities of their lives, careers and retirements. Today, the firm has a diverse set of individual, family and small business clients, as well as a particular focus on working with aviation professionals. The firm's experienced financial professionals even include current and former pilots, airline leaders and other industry experts who deliver highly specialized financial guidance rooted in real-world experience. Read  more.