M&A

TP ICAP buys data firm Neptune in credit push

Neptune Networks deal to help the City broker launch dealer-to-client business

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Why private equity’s wealth management push is stalling

Regulatory headwinds, ballooning debt burdens and sky-high valuations are giving buyers pause for thought

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Royal London buys infrastructure asset manager in private assets push

The deal is part of the asset manager’s drive to ‘broaden its private assets capabilities’

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L&G acquires real estate group Proprium to fuel private markets push

Deal is the latest for the UK asset manager amid plan to grow private markets assets to £85bn

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Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin partners approve merger

Partners vote to approve $2bn transatlantic law firm tie-up

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London & Capital rebrands after Waverton merger

£21bn wealth manager to be renamed W1M to help avoid confusion with an infamous mini-bond provider

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Ascot Lloyd overhauls fee model in brand refresh

Private equity-backed wealth manager brings in consultants for ‘transformation project’

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CCLA lines up Evercore bankers to explore sale

London headquartered asset manager could fetch up to £150m, sources tell FN

Evelyn Partners sells funds solutions business to Thesis

Private equity-backed wealth firm pulls trigger on second sale in two months as it looks to ‘streamline’ business

Astorg drafts in advisers as it mulls sale for IQ-EQ 

Moves comes after Astorg put the asset into a continuation fund in 2022

Wealth bosses on 2025: M&A frenzy, Trump 2.0 and more volatility

This week’s wealth management stories all in one place

Wealth bosses predict M&A deals won’t let up: ‘If you’re in the middle, it’s not a comfortable place to be’

67 deals worth £8.4bn were done in the UK last year and that level of activity is expected to increase this year amid cost pressures

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The Trump M&A boom is coming. A top dealmaker spells out what’s next

Paul Weiss partner and ex-Morgan Stanley banker Kindler on the deal outlook

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Natixis IM enters talks with Generali over asset management tie-up

French banking group BPCE has been assessing options for its $1.4tn fund management division

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Evelyn Partners professional services arm to rebrand after Apax sale

Deal sees resurrection of the Smith & Williamson brand and new roles for Evelyn Partners’ Andrew Wilkes and Andrew Baddeley

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