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The History of Boston Private


   

March 31, 2009

Announced the sale of affiliate Boston Private Value Investors (BPVI) to the BPVI management team

February 1, 2008

Acquired majority interest in Davidson Trust Company
(Devon, PA)

$1 billion in AUM wealth advisor

July 2 , 2007

Acquired Charter Bank
(Bellevue, WA)

Bank with $294 million in total assets

June 1, 2006

Acquired majority interest in Anchor Capital Advisors, LLC and Anchor/Russell
(Boston, MA)

$5.5 billion AUM value oriented investment advisor including major participation in SMA industry

October 1, 2005

Acquired Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust Company (Coral Gables, FL)

$1 billion private banking and wealth management company

December 31, 2004

Acquired majority interest in KLS Professional Advisors Group, LLC
(New York, NY)

$2.7 billion wealth advisory firm

October 1, 2004

Acquired Encino State Bank
(Encino, CA)

$200 million in assets with 3 locations

Fully integrated into First State Bank which was renamed First Private Bank & Trust

February 17, 2004

Acquired First State Bank
(Los Angeles, CA)

$300 million commercial bank

February 6, 2004

Acquired majority interest in Dalton, Greiner, Hartman & Maher Co., LLC (New York, NY)

$2.1 billion in AUM Small-Cap Value manager

September, 2003

Acquired minority interest in Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough, LLC (San Francisco, CA)

$1 billion wealth advisory firm in San Francisco

December 18, 2002

Acquired a minority investment in Coldstream Capital Management, Inc. (Bellevue, WA)

$500+ million in AUM wealth advisory firm

First foray into Pacific Northwest region

November 30, 2001

Acquired Borel Private Bank & Trust Company (San Mateo, CA)

$300 million in assets private banking enterprise

Excellent “synergy” for Sand Hill

February 28, 2001

Acquired Boston Private Value Investors, Inc. (Boston, MA)

$532+ million in AUM Large-Cap Value firm

August 31, 2000

 

Acquired Sand Hill Advisors, Inc.
(Palo Alto, CA)

$578+ million in AUM Large-Cap growth firm

First move to start California cluster

October, 1999

 

Acquired RINET Company, LLC
(Boston, MA)

October, 1997

 

Acquired Westfield Capital Management, LLC (Boston, MA)

$1.2 billion in AUM Small-Cap growth firm

August 1, 1995

Acquired Cunningham, Henderson & Papin (Boston, MA)

Large-Cap growth firm integrated into Boston Private Bank & Trust

January 1, 1993

Timothy L. Vaill named CEO of Boston Private Bank & Trust Company and Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

Balance Sheet assets:  $83 million

Investment assets:  $40 million

July 1, 1988

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. established

1987

Boston Private Bank & Trust Company opened for business

Styled on European private banking model:

  • Financial lifecycle of individuals/families/businesses
  • Comprehensive banking & investments

1986

Boston Private Bank & Trust Company formed in 1986