RCS Capital Corporation Completes Acquisition of Summit Financial Services Group

NEW YORK, June 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- RCS Capital Corporation ("RCAP") (NYSE: RCAP), announced today that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of Summit Financial Services Group, Inc. ("Summit") (OTC: SFNS), an independent broker-dealer headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. 

The transaction adds approximately 324 financial advisors in the southeast to RCAP's existing network of over 6,600 independent financial advisors. These additional financial advisors provide securities brokerage and investment advice in 238 branch offices across the United States. The deal further supports the company's vision of providing customized financial solutions that help retail investors achieve their overall investment and retirement goals through access to a full spectrum of advice, service and innovative investment solutions.

"We are pleased to have completed the acquisition of Summit and welcome the company as the newest member of our retail advice platform," said Lawrence Roth, Chief Executive Officer of RCAP's retail advice platform, Cetera Financial Group. "Summit's proven record of success in providing a broad range of securities brokerage and advisory services to retail investors will directly complement our growing retail advice business, while strengthening RCAP's broader portfolio of best-in-class investment solutions for the mass affluent retail investor. As we continue to redefine the conventional retail investing process, Summit, as an important member of our retail advice platform, will allow us to significantly expand our products and services to those investors seeking durable income oriented, interest rate sensitive products, which also seek to furnish capital preservation."

Marshall Leeds, Chief Executive Officer of Summit, added, "We are excited to join RCAP and the Cetera Financial Group family of broker-dealers and for the opportunities that this relationship presents to our financial advisors and their clients."

RCS Capital, the investment banking and capital markets division of Realty Capital Securities, LLC, acted as the financial advisor to RCAP.

About RCAP

RCS Capital Corporation (NYSE: RCAP) is an investment firm expressly focused on the retail investor. RCAP is engaged in the wholesale distribution, investment banking and capital markets businesses, and a research business focused on alternative investments. RCAP also will be engaged in the retail advice and investment management business upon closing of pending acquisitions of independent broker-dealers, including Cetera, and an investment manager. RCAP's business is designed to capitalize, support, grow and manage direct investment and alternative investment programs, and to serve independent financial advisors and their clients. Additional information about RCAP can be found on its website at www.rcscapital.com. RCAP may disseminate information about itself, including the results of its operations and financial information, via social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.