UBS Wealth Management Americas has recruited a team with $500 million of assets from Morgan Stanley in Atlanta, Georgia.

UBS Wealth Management Americas has recruited The Apex Group – with $500 million in assets under management - from Morgan Stanley in Atlanta, Georgia.

The team consists of Adam Thomas, Mike Hennessy, Araya Mesfin, Brandon Brown, Jansen Bailey and Julie Bailey.

Thomas, executive director and senior portfolio management director, has been a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 1999, while Hennessy, also executive director and senior portfolio management director, has been a financial advisor with the firm since 2006.

Mesfin, vice president and portfolio management director, has been a member of Morgan Stanley’s Pacesetter’s Club for 2010, 2011 and 2012. Mesfin is a member of the Atlanta Association of Corporate Growth.

Brown, second vice president and senior portfolio manager, has also been a member of Morgan Stanley’s Pacesetter’s Club for 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Jansen Bailey, a chartered retirement planning counselor and chartered retirement plans specialist, has been in the financial services industry for over nine years.

Lastly, Julie Bailey serves as a financial advisor, portfolio manager and chartered retirement planning counselor.

Support staff for the group include Lynn Pattison, senior client service associate; Jeannine Brookman, registered client service associate; Elle Pineda, client service associate; and Louise McMahon, registered client service associate.