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Notable Transactions: Q1 2016

05.11.16

(Article from Registered Funds Alert, May 2016)

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A list of notable transactions occurring in the first quarter of 2016, including M&A transactions and closed-end fund initial public offerings.

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M&A Transactions

Acquiror

Acquired or
Target Company

Type of Transaction
and Status

Affiliated Managers Group Inc., a global asset management company with equity investments in boutique investment management firms and approx. $619 billion AUM

Ivory Investment Management LP,
an investment firm utilizing long-short equity
and long-only investment strategies

Investment
(terms not disclosed)

Abax Investments (Pty) Ltd, an investment firm offering South African equity, fixed income, and strategic and tactical asset allocation strategies and a separate global equity strategy

Investment
(terms not disclosed)

Systematica Investments LP, an investment firm focusing on using science and technology in the investment process by implementing strategies such as trend-following and quantitative equity investing in both traditional hedge fund vehicles and liquid alternatives

Investment
(terms not disclosed)

Financial Institutions, Inc., a provider of customized investment management, investment consulting and retirement plan services with approx. $1.2 billion AUM

Courier Capital Corporation, a registered investment adviser based in western New York

Investment
(terms not disclosed)

BNY Mellon, a global investment company with approx. $1.6 trillion AUM

Atherton Lane Advisors, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser that focuses on wealth management and investment counseling for private clients with approx. $2.7 billion AUM

Acquisition (pending)
(terms not disclosed)

Lightyear Capital, a private equity firm, and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, a Canadian pension investment manager with approx. $112 billion AUM

AIG Advisor Group, Inc., a network of U.S. brokers with more than 5,200 independent advisers and more than 800 full-time employees

Acquisition
(terms not disclosed)

Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC, a global asset management firm with approx. $671.5 billion AUM

Clarion Partners, a real estate investment firm and registered investment adviser with more than 200 domestic and international institutional investors and approx. $40 billion AUM

Acquisition of 83% interest for $585 million (pending)

Permal, a Legg Mason hedge fund manager, and EnTrust Capital, an alternative asset manager operating a fund of hedge funds platform with approx. $12 billion AUM

Merger (pending)

Delaware Investments, a global asset manager with approx. $165 billion AUM

Bennett Lawrence Management LLC, an investment manager focused on developing small- and mid-cap growth strategies with approx. $300 million AUM

Acquisition
(terms not disclosed)

Financial Engines, Inc., a California-based independent investment adviser founded in 1996

The Mutual Fund Store, a registered investment adviser with approx. $9.7 billion AUM

Acquisition for $250 million cash and approx. 9.9 million shares of Financial Engines’ common stock

HarbourVest Partners, an independent, global private markets specialist

BAML Capital Access Funds, a private equity fund-of-funds manager and adviser

Acquisition
(terms not disclosed)

PGIM, the investment management arm of Prudential Financial with approx. $963 billion AUM

Deutsche Bank’s Indian asset management business

Acquisition
(terms not disclosed)

Mercer Advisors, a wealth management firm with approx. $6 billion AUM

Kanaly Trust, provider of wealth management, financial planning and trusts-and-estates services to families, individuals and estates with approx. $2 billion AUM

Merger
(pending)

Closed-End Fund Initial Public Offerings

Nuveen Municipal 2021 Target Term Fund (NYSE: JHA)

Amount Raised
(Inception Date):

$81 million
(January 27, 2016)

Investment Objective/Policies:

The Fund’s investment objectives are to provide a high level of current income exempt from regular federal income tax and to return $9.85 per share to Common Shareholders on or about March 1, 2021. The Fund’s subadviser seeks to identify relative value in the market and select municipal securities across diverse sectors that are underrated or undervalued. In seeking to return the target amount on or about the Termination Date, the Fund intends to utilize various portfolio and cash flow management techniques, including setting aside a portion of its net investment income, possibly retaining gains and limiting the longest maturity of any holding to no later than September 1, 2021. As a result, the average maturity of the Fund’s holdings is generally expected to shorten as the Fund approaches its Termination Date, which may reduce interest rate risk over time.

Managers:

Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management

Book-runners:

Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Securities, and Nuveen Securities