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Companies 3 Dec 24
BlackRock to acquire HPS Investment Partners for $12bn
The deal creates an integrated private credit franchise with $220bn in client assets
People Moves 3 Dec 24
Nordic Capital supported Ascot Lloyd hires non-executive director
A lawyer by background, Mary O’Connor’s most recent leadership role was at Howden Broking Group
Companies 3 Dec 24
VIDEO: II Awards 2024 VIP Screening Event highlights
The biggest awards in the international cross-border industry
UK Adviser 3 Dec 24
Chartered Body Alliance adds CFA UK as new member
The Alliance’s founding members include the CISI, CII and the Chartered Banker Institute
Zurich acquires AIG’s global personal travel business for $600m
The deal sees Zurich become a ‘leading global travel insurer’ serving more than 20 million customers
Swedish wealth manager Söderberg & Partners takes stakes in trio of IFA firms
It has stakes in over 20 UK adviser businesses to date
Skerritts Group rebrands as Shackleton, buys four adviser firms
It has been named after the British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton
Brooks Macdonald completes acquisition of Lucas Fettes Financial Planning
Lucas Fettes has c.£890m assets under advice spread across 1,600 personal clients
People Moves | 2 Dec 24
Progeny hires ex-HSBC Group CFO Ewen Stevenson as chair
The company plans “ambitious growth” in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia