Asset Management

GAM in talks with Carne to transfer fund services business

Exclusive talks with Carne Group come as senior GAM fund managers throw support behind Liontrust takeover

Liontrust's £96m acquisition of GAM does not include the asset manager's fund services business
Liontrust's £96m acquisition of GAM does not include the asset manager's fund services business Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

GAM, the Swiss asset manager in the midst of a takeover by Liontrust Asset Management, is engaged in exclusive talks with Carne Group to transfer its fund administration business.

The board of the Zurich-headquartered asset manager earlier this month agreed to a takeover by Liontrust to acquire GAM for £96m.

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