M&A
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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Nomura to buy Macquarie’s US and European asset management business
Nomura strikes $1.8bn deal in asset management growth push
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Inside UBS’s cross-selling wealth unit
Catch up on the top news in wealth management this week
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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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Trump tariffs to chill M&A say advisers: ‘Crazy s*** is horrendous for deals’
US president Donald Trump’s tariffs expected to hit global M&A
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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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Diversity funds fall out of favour, and who will buy CCLA?
All this week’s asset management news in one place
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CCLA lines up Evercore bankers to explore sale
London headquartered asset manager could fetch up to £150m, sources tell FN
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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
6 min read
CFA teases private wealth qualification and Smith & Williamson’s resurrection
This week’s wealth management stories all in one place
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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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Evelyn Partners sells accounting arm to Apax for £700m
Months-long bidding war for Evelyn Partners’ professional services business draws to a close
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