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Add-on·Financial/Wealth Management·June 18, 2026

Waverly Advisors adds Smithfield Trust Company

The deal adds a fiduciary trust and estate administration firm with approximately $3 billion in client assets to the Wealth Partners Capital Group- and HGGC-backed Waverly platform.

Takeaways

  • Smithfield Trust is a trust company offering fiduciary wealth management, trust, and estate administration services.
  • Waverly Advisors is acquiring Smithfield Trust with backing from Wealth Partners Capital Group and HGGC.
  • The target serves high-net-worth individuals, families, corporate retirement plans, institutional clients across Pittsburgh, PA.
BuyerWaverly Advisors
TargetSmithfield Trust
SponsorWealth Partners Capital Group and HGGC
TypeAdd-on
GeographyPittsburgh, PA
IndustryFinancial
Sub-sectorWealth Management

Waverly Advisors, the wealth management platform backed by Wealth Partners Capital Group and HGGC's Aspire Holdings, has acquired Smithfield Trust Company, a Pittsburgh-based fiduciary trust company managing approximately $3 billion in assets.

Smithfield provides fully integrated fiduciary wealth management services including trust and estate administration, customized investment management, and tax planning to high-net-worth individuals, families, corporate retirement plans, and institutional clients.

The firm's 21 professionals, led by President Elizabeth Poggi and Chairman Timothy Rice, join Waverly as co-regional directors, adding trust capabilities to a fee-only RIA that manages roughly $35.5 billion.

“Waverly continues to execute on a differentiated growth strategy by connecting with firms that enhance its platform and expand its capabilities,” said Mac Selverian, Partner at WPCG.