Nomura and Macquarie have announced that they have entered into an agreement for Nomura to acquire Macquarie’s US and European public asset management business, with approximately USD180 billion in retail and institutional client assets across equities, fixed income and multi-asset strategies.
ACA Group (ACA) has acquired Global Trading Analytics (GTA), an independent provider of transaction cost analysis (TCA) services.
Björn Ebert, Financial Services Leader at PwC Luxembourg, writes that in 2007, European Banks held eight of the top 10 spots worldwide in terms of total assets, were growing fast and acquiring aggressively.
Linedata has announced the acquisition of NROAD, a specialist in AI-enabled automated unstructured financial data processing based in Boston and Pune, India.
Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UBP) has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of SG Kleinwort Hambros from Societe Generale, marking a significant milestone in the Bank’s international growth s
J. Safra Sarasin Group and Saxo Bank have announced the signing of a strategic acquisition by J. Safra Sarasin of approximately 70 per cent of Saxo Bank, previously held by Geely Financials Denmark A/S, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. Ltd, and Mandatum Group.
Houlihan Lokey writes that, driven by a strengthening M&A market and increasing pressure on funds to deploy capital, UK sponsor-backed financing activity experienced a notable increase in Q2 2024, according to the latest data released by global investment bank, Houlihan Lokey.
The BNP Paribas Group has announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with AXA to acquire 100 per cent of AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), representing close to EUR850 billion in assets under management, together with an agreement for a long-term partnership to manage a large part of AXA’s assets.
Amundi has announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with Victory Capital for their previously announced transaction.
Data from Houlihan Lokey’s MidCapMonitor showed that UK sponsor-backed financing activity significantly increased YoY in Q1 2024.
