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Notable Transactions: Q4 2016

02.01.17

(Article from Registered Funds Alert, February 2017)

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A list of notable transactions that occurred in the fourth 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

Janus Capital Group Inc., a global asset manager with approximately $195 billion AUM

Henderson Group plc, a global investment management firm with approximately £95 billion AUM

All stock merger (Henderson shareholders will own approximately 57% of Janus Henderson, with the remaining 43% owned by Janus shareholders)

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., a global asset management company with approximately $700 billion AUM

Winton Group Ltd., a London-based global investment manager with approximately $30 billion AUM and Partner Fund Management, L.P, a San Francisco-based hedge fund sponsor with approximately $4.3 billion AUM

Acquisition of Interest
(terms not disclosed)

361 Capital, a boutique asset manager with approximately $2 billion AUM

BRC Investment Management, LLC, a global equity asset manager with approximately $879 million AUM

Acquisition
(terms not disclosed)

Investcorp, an alternative multi-asset class investment manager with approximately $11 billion AUM

Debt management business of 3i Group PLC with approximately $12 billion AUM

Acquisition
(Subject to regulatory approval: expected to close in the first half of 2017)

Eaton Vance Corp., an asset manager with approximately $343.0 billion AUM

Calvert Investment Management, Inc., (indirect subsidiary of Ameritas Holding Company) a manager of mutual funds with approximately $12.3 billion AUM

Acquisition
(terms not disclosed)

Rosemont Investment Partners, LLC, a private equity firm with approximately $142 million AUM

Boston Common Asset Management, LLC, a Boston-based investment manager with approximately $2.1 billion AUM

Acquisition
(minority stakeholder position)

iM Square, a global investment and development platform

Dolan McEniry Capital Management, a Chicago based asset management firm with approximately $5.8 billion AUM

Acquisition (minority stakeholder position)

Teton Advisors Inc., a New York-based multi-strategy investment adviser with approximately $1.5 billion AUM

Keeley Asset Management Corp., a Chicago-based privately owned asset management firm with approximately $2.5 billion AUM

Acquisition
(terms not disclosed)

Allianz Global Investors, a New York-based privately owned investment manager with approximately $610 billion AUM

Sound Harbor Partners, a New York-based investment firm and private credit manager with approximately $1.14 billion AUM

Acquisition
(terms not disclosed)

Federated Investors, Inc., an investment manager with $364.3 AUM

Horizon Advisers, an unincorporated division of Whitney Bank which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hancock Holding Company

Acquisition and reorganization of the portfolios of three Hancock Horizon funds

Victory Capital, multi-boutique asset manager based in Cleveland, Ohio with approximately $51.4 billion AUM

Cerebellum Capital, San Francisco-based machine-learning investment manager with approximately $104 million AUM

Acquisition (parent of Victory Capital, Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. acquired a minority stake in Cerebellum Capital)

Stepstone Group LP, a global private markets firm with approximately $28 billion AUM

Swiss Capital Alternative Investments AG, an international alternative asset manager with approximately $6.5 billion AUM

Acquisition
(terms not disclosed)

Mercer Advisors Inc., a national registered investment advisor based in Santa Barbara, California with approximately $9.2 billion AUM

Pegasus Advisors, LLC, a registered investment advisor firm based in Dallas, TX with approximately $50 million AUM

Merger
(terms not disclosed)

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc., a multi-manager asset management company

RidgeWorth Investments, a global investment management firm with approximately $40.2 billion AUM

Acquisition (the transaction values RidgeWorth at $472 million and Virtus will also acquire certain investments at their fair value as of closing, for total consideration of approximately $513 million)

Amundi, a Paris-based global asset management firm with approximately $1.26 trillion AUM

Pioneer Investments, an international asset manager with approximately €222 billion AUM

Acquisition (Amundi will acquire Pioneer Investments for a cash consideration of €3,545 million, and Amundi and Pioneer’s parent UniCredit will form a long term strategic partnership)

Man Group plc, a Boston-based quantitative asset manager with approximately $78.1 billion AUM

Aalto Invest Holding AG, a real asset focused investment manager with approximately $1.7 billion AUM

Acquisition (Man Group would acquire Aalto’s entire issued share capital)

Closed-End Fund Initial Public Offerings

Invesco High Income 2023 Target Term Fund (NYSE: IHIT)

Amount Raised
(Inception Date):

$216 million
(November 22, 2016)

Investment
Objective/Policies:

The Fund’s investment objectives are to provide a high level of current income and to return $9.835 per share (the original NAV per common share before deducting offering costs of $0.02 per share) to holders of common shares on or about December 1, 2023 (the “Termination Date”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by primarily investing in securities collateralized by loans secured by real properties. Under normal market conditions, the Fund expects to invest at least 80% of its managed assets in real estate debt securities, including commercial mortgage-backed securities. The Fund will invest no more than 30% of its managed assets in securities rated below investment grade at the time of investment (below investment grade securities, commonly referred to as “junk bonds”).

The Fund intends to pay most, but likely not all, of its net income to shareholders in monthly income dividends. The Fund also intends to distribute its net realized capital gains, if any, once per year. However, in seeking to achieve its investment objectives, the Fund currently intends to set aside and retain in its net assets (and therefore its NAV) a portion of its net investment income, and possibly all or a portion of its gains. This will reduce the amounts otherwise available for distribution prior to the liquidation of the Fund, and the Fund may incur taxes on such retained amount. Such retained income or gains, net of any taxes, would constitute a portion of the liquidating distribution returned to investors on or about the Termination Date. The Fund will continue to pay at least the percentage of its net investment income and any gains necessary to maintain its status as a regulated investment company for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Managers:

Invesco Advisers, Inc.

Book-runners:

Book-runners: Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo Securities

 

First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund (NYSE: FIV)

Amount Raised
(Inception Date):

$325 million
(December 21, 2016)

Investment
Objective/Policies:

The Fund’s investment objectives are to seek a high level of current income and to return $9.85 per common share of beneficial interest (“Common Share”) of the Fund (the original NAV per Common Share before deducting offering costs of $0.02 per Common Share to holders of Common Shares (“Common Shareholders”) on or about February 1, 2022 (the “Termination Date”). Under normal market conditions, the Fund will seek to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its managed assets in senior, secured floating rate loans of any maturity. The Fund intends to pay most, but likely not all, of its net income to Common Shareholders in monthly income dividends. The Fund also intends to distribute its net realized capital gains, if any, once per year. However, in seeking to achieve its investment objectives, the Fund may set aside and retain in its net assets (and therefore its NAV) a portion of its net investment income and possibly all or a portion of its gains.

Managers:

First Trust Advisors L.P.

Book-runners:

Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch, UBS Investment Bank and Wells Fargo Securities