Janus Henderson acquires global private credit firm
Victory Park Capital manages $6bn assets
Victory Park Capital manages $6bn assets
The fees involved with merging its investment management and capital divisions proved costly, weighing on its half-year results
Company also achieved a 28% increase in adjusted profit
The business was impacted by outflows and lower margins in its Investments arm
As part of wider deal with Societe Generale
Plans for cost base reduction aim to reach full run-rate savings of £100m by 2027
Underlying net outflows were just £0.2m, excluding the impact of the departures, with positive flows in retail and wholesale
The 45% profit fall led to a 7.8% share price drop during after-hours trading
It attracted 25,000 new customers over the past three months, bringing its client base to 528,000
The fund research agency will become part of Defaqto
Cash also fell 82% as the company’s debts rose to £0.6m
Liontrust’s suite of funds saw net outflows of £6.1bn during the year