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Private wealth firm Walker Lane adds new partner
Private wealth firm Walker Lane adds new partner after buying an adviser's client book.
Key points
- Walker Lane has acquired the client book of one of its advisers.
- The adviser has been inducted into the firm's partnership ranks.
- Walker Lane has 25 advisers.
Why it matters. The source gives few details, but the move changes the makeup of Walker Lane's partner ranks by promoting an existing adviser.
The Sydney-headquartered firm has acquired the client book of one of its advisers, inducting him into its partnership ranks. Walker Lane has 25 advisers, and the adviser now made partner is one of them, having just traded up. The report, dated 3 November 2026, appears in the Street Talk column.
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Private wealth firm Walker Lane adds new partner
The deal, struck at about six-times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, saw Vaughan paid 50-50 in cash and Walker Lane stock. Nov 3, 2026 – 6.40pm Sydney-headquartered private wealth player Walker Lane has acquired the client book of one of its advisers, inducting him into the firm’s partnership ranks. Walker Lane has 25 advisers, one of whom has just traded up to partner. Dominic Lorrimer Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Angira Bharadwaj is a co-editor of Street Talk. She covers IPOs, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions and other breaking news in Australia’s capital markets. Previously, she covered financial services, state, and federal politics. Send tips to on encrypted messaging platform Signal. Subscribe to gift this article Gift articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.