Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. Canaccord Financial today announced it has forged partnership with BGF Equities which will result in an expansion of its operations into Australia and Hong Kong. The partnership entails the acquisition of a 50% equity interest in BGF Capital Group Pty Ltd (commonly known as BGF Equities), one of the […]
Northern Trust has announced the successful closing of its acquisition of Omnium LLC from Chicago-based Citadel LLC. Northern Trust had announced its intention to acquire the hedge fund administrator with approximately $70 billion in assets under administration on May 16, 2011, subject to applicable regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Supported by Northern Trust, […]
OMERS is expanding its transportation holdings with the purchase of one of the world’s largest shipping service firms. The private equity arm of OMERS has announced an agreement to acquire V.Group Limited for US$520 million. V.Group, which operates across 34 countries, is the global market leader in outsourced ship management and a leading player in […]
OMERS Private Equity, the private equity arm of the OMERS Worldwide group of companies, has purchased Accelerated Holdings, LLC from San Francisco-based private equity firm Gryphon Investors. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Accelerated Holdings, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Chicago, is a leading provider of traditional and specialty outpatient physical rehabilitation services […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’) has agreed to two major deals—one with MAp Airports (MAp) in Australia and one with Chicago-based Flexera Software. MAp deal Teachers’ will receive a 39% interest in Brussels Airport in Belgium and a 30% interest in Copenhagen Airport in Denmark. In return, Teachers’ will give up its 11% stake […]
Galileo Global Equity Advisors has announced it has reached an agreement with Northland Bancorp Inc. to re-acquire majority ownership of Galileo Equity Advisors Inc. “I’m delighted to be resuming full ownership of the Galileo organization and I’d like to sincerely thank Northland for their strategic support over the past two years, and most especially our […]
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has completed its acquisition of Bank of Ireland Asset Management (BIAM) for approximately €57 million, including an estimated €14 million in net assets. BIAM assets under management were approximately €26bn at the end of last year. The acquisition will see 120 BIAM employees join SSgA in Dublin. The new operation, […]
Two of Canada’s largest pension funds plan to buy Britain’s only high-speed rail link to the Channel Tunnel. The infrastructure investment arm of the OMERS, Borealis Infrastructure, and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’) jointly entered into a binding contract today, Nov.5, for the rail line, dubbed HS1. The acquisition is valued at £2.1 billion. […]
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) announced on October 22 that it has agreed to acquire Bank of Ireland Asset Management (BIAM). Pending regulatory approvals and other closing conditions, the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011 or earlier. When the deal is complete, the BIAM operation in Dublin will become State […]
Royal Bank of Canada has struck a deal to buy UK-based money manager BlueBay Asset Management for roughly $1.56 billion. The deal is expected to expand RBC’s global reach from three geographic wealth management businesses to four (Canada, U.S., U.K. and Emerging Markets). The new deal is aimed at replicating RBC Wealth Management’s success in […]