Sterling services available via Adhesion’s platform include: portfolios for institutional and private wealth management clients; multi-manager investment programs for BB&T’s retail client base, and asset allocation and manager selection services for independent advisors, according to a statement from the firm. 

Adhesion Wealth Advisor Solutions was founded in 1999 and is located in Charlotte, NC. At present, it has around $15 billion in assets under administration.

Sterling Capital Management has some $37 billion in assets under management.