M and A
Deals Of The Day: The Latest In Wealth Management M&A - Schroders, BlueOrchard, Other
The latest transactions, mergers and acquisitions involving wealth management around the world.
UK-listed Schroders
has completed its purchase of a majority stake in the impact
investment specialist firm BlueOrchard
Finance, an organisation overseeing about $3.5 billion in
assets.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
BlueOrchard, founded in 2001, operates across a range of asset
classes such as credit, private equity, and sustainable
infrastructure. It says it was the world’s first commercial
manager of microfinance debt investments.
The purchase agreement was announced in July.
Brewin Dolphin
UK-listed Brewin
Dolphin has completed its purchase of Investec’s wealth
management business in the Republic of Ireland.
Brewin paid €50.2 million ($56 million) for the business,
comprising net assets of €13 million, including surplus capital
of €6.2 million.
The purchase was handled via Brewin’s wholly-owned subsidiary,
Brewin Dolphin Wealth Management Limited.
"Completing this acquisition substantially increases our presence
in one of Europe's fastest growing economies and the combined
business will make us the third largest wealth management
business in the Republic of Ireland with total funds under
management of €4.8 billion as at 30 September 2019. Integration
of the two businesses is on track and the expected cost synergies
have been extracted as we had planned,” David Nicol, chief
executive, said.
