M&A
Cavendish rejects takeover approach for M&A and debt advisory units
City investment bank rejects bid amid consolidation in sector
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Advent agrees £3.8bn deal for FTSE 250 group Spectris as KKR mulls fresh bid
The scientific instruments maker is the latest in a flurry of deals inked by Advent in the industrial and engineering sectors
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Citigroup’s top UK bankers see sharp dealmaking rebound after tariff hit
The Wall Street bank has ‘line of sight’ on a number of multibillion-dollar IPOs
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TP ICAP buys data firm Neptune in credit push
Neptune Networks deal to help the City broker launch dealer-to-client business
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Why private equity’s wealth management push is stalling
Regulatory headwinds, ballooning debt burdens and sky-high valuations are giving buyers pause for thought
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Royal London buys infrastructure asset manager in private assets push
The deal is part of the asset manager’s drive to ‘broaden its private assets capabilities’
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L&G acquires real estate group Proprium to fuel private markets push
Deal is the latest for the UK asset manager amid plan to grow private markets assets to £85bn
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Nomura to buy Macquarie’s US and European asset management business
Nomura strikes $1.8bn deal in asset management growth push
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Inside UBS’s cross-selling wealth unit
Catch up on the top news in wealth management this week
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Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin partners approve merger
Partners vote to approve $2bn transatlantic law firm tie-up
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Trump tariffs to chill M&A say advisers: ‘Crazy s*** is horrendous for deals’
US president Donald Trump’s tariffs expected to hit global M&A
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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
Ascot Lloyd overhauls fee model in brand refresh
Private equity-backed wealth manager brings in consultants for ‘transformation project’
Diversity funds fall out of favour, and who will buy CCLA?
All this week’s asset management news in one place
CCLA lines up Evercore bankers to explore sale
London headquartered asset manager could fetch up to £150m, sources tell FN
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
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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
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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
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