Daily archive for November 20, 2013

Aberdeen Asset Management agrees SWIP takeover deal with Lloyds

On November 20, 2013 / Aberdeen, Alliances, Fishtank, M&A, Schroders, SWIP

Aberdeen Asset Management has bought fund manager Scottish Widows Investment Partnership from Lloyds Banking Group in a £650m deal as part of a “strategic partnership” with the lender. The fund manager is acquiring SWIP via the issue of 131.8m new shares to the state-backed bank worth £550m

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