The Acquisition
Background and course of the 2016 acquisition of Cantab Capital Partners by GAM – from transaction preparation and negotiation through to completion.
The Acquisition
Background and course of the 2016 acquisition of Cantab Capital Partners by GAM – from transaction preparation and negotiation through to completion.
Background to the transaction
Cantab Capital Partners was founded in 2006, at which time it managed assets of 30 million US dollars. By February 2015, assets under management had increased to 4.5 billion US dollars.
The firm's name is derived from Cantabrigia, the medieval Latin designation for Cambridge. The firm's investment activity is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
In 2016, Cantab Capital Partners was acquired by GAM and has since formed part of GAM Systematic.
M&A advisory by Minix Unternehmensberatung GmbH
Lasse Pries and attorney-at-law Matthias Albrecht of Minix Unternehmensberatung GmbH advised comprehensively on the above transaction in the field of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and supported the divestment at every stage of the transaction process.
Throughout the entire divestment process, Minix Unternehmensberatung GmbH – with Lasse Pries and Matthias Albrecht acting as the responsible advisors – stood alongside Cantab Capital Partners, from transaction preparation and negotiation through to the completion of the acquisition by GAM.
Disclaimer
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Any investments or investment services mentioned in this website are not available to private customers. Any funds managed by CCP are not being marketed in EU or EEA jurisdictions other than any Approved AIFMD Jurisdiction (as defined below) and any EU or EEA investor other an Approved AIFMD Jurisdiction investor who wishes to obtain information on CCP funds will only be provided any such materials upon receipt by CCP of an appropriate reverse solicitation request in accordance with the requirements of the EU AIFM Directive and national law in their home jurisdiction. The following is an "Approved AIFMD Jurisdiction" for the foregoing purposes: the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland. The representative of the relevant Fund in Switzerland (the "Representative in Switzerland") is Société Générale, Paris, Zurich Branch, Talacker 50, 8001 Zurich. The paying agent of the relevant Fund in Switzerland is Société Générale, Paris, Zurich Branch, Talacker 50, 8001 Zurich. In respect of the Shares distributed in Switzerland, the place of performance and jurisdiction is at the registered office of the Representative in Switzerland.
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