M&A Deals
Amundi confirms Pioneer bid, denies €4bn price tag
French asset management firm Amundi has confirmed its interest in buying Pioneer Investment from Italian bank UniCredit but denied the €4bn (£3.6bn, $4.4bn) bid offer reported in the media.
Leeds wealth manager buys London advice firm
Leeds-based wealth manager The Private Office (TPO) has acquired PQR Financial Planning, a firm of financial planners based in London, in a move that bucks the trend for large restricted advice firms to swallow smaller, independent players.
European Wealth buy Towry’s £120m South African client book
European Wealth has bought a book of business from Towry Asset Management, based on its clients in South Africa, who are estimated to have £120m ($152m, €132m) worth of assets.
Schroders/Cazenove to acquire C. Hoare & Co’s WM arm
Schroders-owned Cazenove Capital Management is to acquire C. Hoare & Co’s wealth management business, with the deal set to complete in Q1 2017.
Henderson/Janus merger highlights increasing need for scale
The ink is not dry and already commentators are hailing the merger of Henderson Global Investors and Janus Capital as an example of what is to come.
