Brown Shipley continues London expansion
Brown Shipley has continued to strengthen its London office with the appointment of two client directors.
M&A
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Jupiter ‘boringly concludes’ it doesn’t need to be acquired
Jupiter Asset Management does not need to be acquired, CEO Maarten Slenderbroek has reiterated, but acquiring “talented” businesses in specific areas is not out of the question either.
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Failed Scottish Widows merger behind Lloyds’ £109bn exit
A failed merger between Lloyds Banking Group’s subsidiary Scottish Widows and Standard Life Aberdeen’s pension and assurance arm was behind the FTSE 100 bank’s decision to terminate its contract with the fund group, it was revealed over the weekend.
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Sanlam UK acquires Yorkshire-based financial planner
Sanlam UK has continued its expansion by acquiring East Yorkshire based financial planner Grennan Advisers, adding £60m of assets under management (AUM).
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GKN pledges £2.5bn to shareholders to keep £7bn takeover at bay
GKN has promised to return £2.5bn in cash to shareholders over the next three years to defend itself against a £7bn hostile takeover from Melrose Industries.
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Informa clinches £3.8bn takeover of UBM
Informa has struck a deal to acquire UBM for £3.8bn, forming a business to business (B2B) publishing giant.
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Franklin Templeton acquisition sees familiar face return
Franklin Templeton has struck a deal to acquire Edinburgh Partners, which will see the return of alumnus and former executive VP Dr Sandy Nairn.
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GKN shares skyrocket after it thwarts £7bn takeover
Shares in FTSE 100 engineering firm GKN hit their highest level in over a decade after it rejected a £7bn takeover from fixer upper specialist Melrose Industries.
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Standard Life adds £400m to books in firm takeover
Standard Life’s financial planning arm, 1825, has struck a deal to acquire a financial management firm, adding £400m to its assets under advice.
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Wealth firm buys out adviser in £1.1m deal
Wealth manager AFH has announced it has completed a £1.1m deal to take over a south-east advisory firm.
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Brown Shipley acquisition strengthens London office
Brown Shipley has announced the acquisition of the private bank Insinger de Beaufort’s (IdB) and its integration into its London office.
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LGIM enters ETF space with platform acquisition
Legal & General Investment Management has made its first move into the ETF market, acquiring a European-focused platform.
