Schroders closes £230m acquisition of R&M Solutions business
Alex Hoctor-Duncan named CEO of River and Mercantile
Alex Hoctor-Duncan named CEO of River and Mercantile
‘Following completion of the Solutions sale, there will be a need to right size the RMG business for a significant reduction in scale’
A week after Premier Miton dropped out of the race
Marks first significant development since Martin Gilbert backed Assetco snapped up stake in fund group
Axa IM also participated in hotly anticipated sale which raised record £10bn
Sale would mark first significant development since Martin Gilbert-backed Assetco snapped up stake in fund group
Strategy will mirror Hugh Sergeant’s existing UK domiciled fund which returned 45% in the last year
Jeremy Lang and William Pattison’s UK equity income fund had seen assets shrivel by 92% since 2016
Pre-tax profits plunged 15% to £6.2m in the last six months of 2020 while margins slid to 18%
Four managers follow former Aviva infrastructure boss Ian Berry to fund group
Comes as company announces plans to reinvent itself as an asset manager
‘The combination of ESG and infrastructure is a potentially powerful one’