Edelman Financial Going Private at $8.85 Share

The Edelman Financial Group

,  a nationwide wealth management firm, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with affiliates of Lee Equity Partners, LLC, a private equity firm, to be acquired for $8.85 per share in cash. This represents a premium of 43% over TEFG's closing price Friday of $6.18, and a premium of 33% over TEFG's volume-weighted average closing price over the last 20 trading days.