M&A
Nomura to buy Macquarie’s US and European asset management business
Nomura strikes $1.8bn deal in asset management growth push
Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin partners approve merger
Partners vote to approve $2bn transatlantic law firm tie-up
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London & Capital rebrands after Waverton merger
£21bn wealth manager to be renamed W1M to help avoid confusion with an infamous mini-bond provider
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NewsPress Publishing
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Evelyn Partners sells accounting arm to Apax for £700m
Months-long bidding war for Evelyn Partners’ professional services business draws to a close
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London headquartered asset manager is being valued between £100m and £130m, sources tell FN
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Evelyn Partners sells funds solutions business to Thesis
Private equity-backed wealth firm pulls trigger on second sale in two months as it looks to ‘streamline’ business
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Astorg drafts in advisers as it mulls sale for IQ-EQ
Moves comes after Astorg put the asset into a continuation fund in 2022
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Wealth bosses on 2025: M&A frenzy, Trump 2.0 and more volatility
This week’s wealth management stories all in one place
Wealth bosses predict M&A deals won’t let up: ‘If you’re in the middle, it’s not a comfortable place to be’
67 deals worth £8.4bn were done in the UK last year and that level of activity is expected to increase this year amid cost pressures
The Trump M&A boom is coming. A top dealmaker spells out what’s next
Paul Weiss partner and ex-Morgan Stanley banker Kindler on the deal outlook
CFA teases private wealth qualification and Smith & Williamson’s resurrection
This week’s wealth management stories all in one place
Natixis IM enters talks with Generali over asset management tie-up
French banking group BPCE has been assessing options for its $1.4tn fund management division
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Evelyn Partners professional services arm to rebrand after Apax sale
Deal sees resurrection of the Smith & Williamson name and new roles for Evelyn Partners’ Andrew Wilkes and Andrew Baddeley
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Meet the bankers backing wealth management’s M&A boom
Top dealmakers on what to expect amid rampant consolidation in the sector
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Lincoln International buys boutique TCG in technology dealmaking push
The bank is in the midst of an aggressive hiring drive and has bolstered its private equity coverage through the acquisition
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