 NEW YORK, NY ACCESSWIRE September 14, 2021 Focus Financial Partners Inc. NASDAQ:FOCS Focus, a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, announced today that Connectus Wealth Advisers Connectus has entered into a definitive agreement under which NorthCoast Asset Management LLC NorthCoast, a registered investment adviser located in Greenwich, CT, will join Connectus. This transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. 