Top Wealth + Best-in-State · rank 8 · Los Angeles, California · listed firm: UBS Private Wealth Management
Identity & firm
- Firm — UBS Private Wealth Management (high)
- “Michael Kanigher, FOC Managing Director–Wealth Management Private Wealth Advisor” — firm_official
- “UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.” — sec_finra_regulatory
- Parent company — UBS Group AG (high)
- “UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.” — sec_finra_regulatory
- Firm type — wirehouse (high)
- “UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.” — sec_finra_regulatory
- Team name — Mainsail Wealth Partners (high)
- “He is a lead financial advisor on Mainsail Wealth Partners and manages 10 staff members along with 6 other financial advisors.” — firm_official
- Team size — 17 (medium)
- “He is a lead financial advisor on Mainsail Wealth Partners and manages 10 staff members along with 6 other financial advisors.” — firm_official
- CRD — 4009563 (high)
- “"individualId": 4009563, "firstName": "MICHAEL", "lastName": "KANIGHER"” — sec_finra_regulatory
- Years experience — 23 (high)
- “"registrationBeginDate": "7/25/2003"” — sec_finra_regulatory
- “With over 20 years of experience in private wealth management, Michael holds a high level of expertise that distinguishes him as a leader in the industry.” — firm_official
- Designations — other:FOC (UBS Family Office Consultant), other:Senior Portfolio Manager, other:California Insurance License #0E29619 (high)
- “Drew Freides, Michael Kanigher and Steven Westerman are among a select group of Private Wealth Advisors who have earned the Family Office Consultant (FOC) business designation.” — firm_official
- “Michael is a Senior Portfolio Manager and has served on the Private Wealth Management Banking Committee, advising UBS on lending issues that impact the firm’s wealthiest clients.” — firm_official
Book of business
- Team AUM ($M) — 8800 (high)
- “"Team Assets (Custodied)":"$8.8B"” — forbes_shook
- Account minimum ($M) — 10 (high)
- “"Minimum account size for new business":"$10M"” — forbes_shook
- Typical client net worth ($M) — 20 (high)
- “"Typical Net Worth of Relationships":"$20M-6B"” — forbes_shook
- Client niche — multigenerational families, entrepreneurs, senior executives, and family offices (high)
- “With a long-standing history of advising multigenerational families, entrepreneurs, senior executives, and family offices, we are uniquely positioned to help unlock opportunities, preserve wealth, and foster continuity.” — firm_official
- Custodians — gap: not_applicable
- Fee model — fee_plus_commission (medium)
- “"firmBCScope": "ACTIVE", "firmIAScope": "ACTIVE", "iaSECNumber": "7163", "bdSECNumber": "16267"” — sec_finra_regulatory
Positioning & marketing
- Website url — https://advisors.ubs.com/mainsail/ (high)
- “Mainsail Wealth Partners Home (current) Meet the team Contact” — firm_official
- Value proposition (verbatim) — Today’s opportunities. Tomorrow’s legacy. … As Private Wealth Advisors and Family Office Consultants, we bring not only access and perspective—but also a deep passion for helping our clients pursue what is possible today and for generations to come. (high)
- “Today’s opportunities. Tomorrow’s legacy.” — firm_official
- “As Private Wealth Advisors and Family Office Consultants, we bring not only access and perspective—but also a deep passion for helping our clients pursue what is possible today and for generations to come.” — firm_official
- Differentiators — Family Office Consultant (FOC) designation held by three team advisors, Multigenerational / legacy-continuity orientation across generations, Consistent Forbes and Barron's recognition as a team and individually, Global UBS resources behind a private wealth team, Athletes and Entertainers Consultant group specialization (high)
- “Drew Freides, Michael Kanigher and Steven Westerman are among a select group of Private Wealth Advisors who have earned the Family Office Consultant (FOC) business designation.” — firm_official
- “Our approach is built for the long term—designed to support family legacies that endure across generations, with UBS as global resource every step of the way.” — firm_official
- Content marketing — occasional (medium)
- Has podcast — no (medium)
- “Mainsail Wealth Partners Home (current) Meet the team Contact” — firm_official
- Books published — 0 (medium)
- “Prior to starting his career in private wealth management, Michael utilized his entrepreneurial abilities and owned and operated a sports card distribution company.” — firm_official
- Linkedin url — https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-kanigher-a441b552 (high)
- Social presence — linkedin_active (medium)
- Press awards — Barron's Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams, 2024, 2025, 2026, Barron's Top 100 Private Wealth Management Teams, 2021, 2022, 2023, Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors, 2014-2025, Barron's Top 1,500 Financial Advisors, 2026, Barron's Top 50 Private Wealth Management Teams, 2019, 2020 (high)
- “Barron’s Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams, 2024, 2025, 2026 The Barron's rating is awarded annually in May based on information from the prior year Q4.” — firm_official
- “Barron’s Top 100 Private Wealth Management Teams, 2021, 2022, 2023 The Barron's rating is awarded annually in April based on information from the prior year Q4.” — firm_official
Visual brand
- Has distinct logo — no (high)
- “src="mediahandler/media/321450/UBS_Logo_Semibold.svg"” — firm_official
- Logo url — https://advisors.ubs.com/mainsail/mediahandler/media/321450/UBS_Logo_Semibold.svg (high)
- “src="mediahandler/media/321450/UBS_Logo_Semibold.svg"” — firm_official
- Visual brand notes — Standard UBS corporate template: red-and-black on white, UBS Frutiger-style sans, three-keys mark. Black-and-white team headshots, LA skyline and office photography. Nautical name only; no bespoke team mark. (high)
- “src="mediahandler/media/321450/UBS_Logo_Semibold.svg"” — firm_official
