Assetco to return £7.5m to shareholders
Buyback programme will see nearly 15 million ordinary shares repurchased
Buyback programme will see nearly 15 million ordinary shares repurchased
Preservation Capital Partners and Assetco acquired the business just 18 months ago for £102m
Borrowing and debt servicing costs are going up, which will impact how much companies are willing to pay
The long-term incentive plan would have resulted in greater dilution of shares
But fund belonging to subsidiary R&M run by Hugh Sergeant loses accolade
But its sixth M&A deal since January 2021 marks a big shift in how the acquisition will be funded
As the company plans to attract more investors by sub-dividing its ordinary shares
Just two ballots were cast against the deal
Takes his stake in the business to 0.22% ahead of Assetco investors giving the acquisition their final stamp of approval
Fund group says outflows since announcement of Dan Hanbury’s departure have been ‘modest’
£2.8m deal is ‘the next step in our plan to establish an active equity platform’
‘Asset management is a people business and individuals leaving and joining organisations is a regular occurrence’