M&A Deals
Arbuthnot, Brewin Dolphin snap up Duncan Lawrie assets
Private bank Arbuthnot Lathan and one of the UK’s largest financial advisory firms, Brewin Dolphin, have snapped up parts of wealth manager Duncan Lawrie as its parent company, Camellia, departs the private banking industry.
Liontrust nears £10bn milestone with Alliance Trust deal
The acquisition of Alliance Trust’s investment management business is projected to add £2.3bn ($2.9bn, €2.7bn) to Liontrust’s assets under management, pushing it past the £8bn mark.
Old Mutual prices shares in asset management unit
Old Mutual has announced a public offering of 13 million ordinary shares in New York-listed Old Mutual Asset Management (OMAM), as moves towards breaking its business into four separate units.
ABN Amro exits Asia and Middle East in Liechtenstein sale
The Dutch bank ABN Amro is to sell its private banking operations in Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai totalling $20bn (£15.7bn, €18.6bn) in assets under management to LGT, the two groups announced in separate statements on Tuesday.
Australia’s IOOF considers buying ANZ’s wealth business
Australian-listed financial services firm IOOF Holdings has indicated it is interested in buying the ANZ bank’s domestic wealth management business.