Alera Group snaps up Seattle firm

Alera Group | January 24, 2020

Alera Group has acquired Seattle-based Muench Financial. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Muench Financial works with small and medium-sized businesses throughout the Northwest. Its service offerings included the evaluation of retirement plan features, plan participant education, monitoring and evaluating plan investments, and implementing effective retirement programs. “We are excited to join Alera Group, and we look forward to continued growth with the power of national resources behind us,” said Jon Muench, president of Muench Financial. “Our goal, as always, is to serve our clients with excellence, and as an Alera Group company, we will be even better equipped to do that.”

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