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Aberdeen Asset Management Aberdeen Asset Management has agreed to acquire the UK asset management division of Credit Suisse in an all-share deal worth up to £250m. 01-Jan-2009 Aberdeen Asset Management has sold part of its private equity business to a management buy-out operating under the name of Spirit Capital. 17-Sep-2008 Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired Goodman Property Investors, its former UK property management business, from Goodman Group of Australia for an initial £89m. 07-May-2008 Aberdeen Asset Management is to acquire Glasgow Investment Managers for about £9m, with the transfer of about 20 staff. 23-Aug-2007 Aberdeen Asset Management is to acquire The Australian Target Businesses, a group of Australian fund management companies, from Deutsche Asset Management for up to £61m. 26-Mar-2007 Aberdeen Asset Management is to acquire two fund management operations from Deutsche Asset Management, including the London and Philadelphia-based fixed income businesses and the Oeic business, funded by a £215m rights issue. 08-Jul-2005 Aberdeen Asset Management is to sell APII Group, its property investment management operations, to Arlington Securities and Arlington Investment Management for up to £50m. 07-Apr-2004 Northern Venture Managers, the Newcastle-based venture capital fund manager, has undergone a £3m management buy-out from Aberdeen Asset Management. 31-Dec-2003 Aberdeen Asset Management is to sell its Asset Value Investors subsidiary, which manages a number of funds for institutional clients, to management. 16-Sep-2003 Aberdeen Asset Management is to acquire Edinburgh Fund Managers for £36m, and will sell on contracts to manage retail fund assets to New Star Asset Management for £33m. 08-Sep-2003 Aberdeen Asset Management is raising £92m from the sale of the management rights to six unit trusts to New Star. 16-Jan-2003 Aberdeen Asset Management is planning to raise up to £100m from the flotation of its property arm next year, in order to reduce debt. 04-Nov-2002 Aberdeen Asset Management is to acquire Old Mutual's fund management business on the Isle of Man for £36m, in order to gain a foothold in the offshore bond market. 13-Dec-2001 Aberdeen Asset Management is to acquire Ivory & Sime Asset Management from Friends Ivory & Sime for £9.6m. 17-Jul-2001 Aberdeen Asset Management is considering plans to move its Aberdeen headquarters from Albyn Place to Marischal College. 23-May-2001 Scottish Provident has announced plans to sell its 39% stake in Aberdeen Asset Management through a placing on the stock market, and the £300m proceeds will be used to enhance the bonuses of policyholders. 27-Apr-2001 Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired Celexa, the Swedish property fund management company, for £16m. 18-Apr-2001 Aberdeen Asset Management is to acquire Themis Investment Management from Charterhouse for £3.7m. 06-Dec-2000 Aberdeen Asset Management is creating a further 125 jobs in its customer services, dealing and registration departments in Aberdeen. 21-Nov-2000 Aberdeen Asset Management has announced a conditional deal to acquire Equitilink of Australia for £56m. 23-Oct-2000 Aberdeen Asset Management is to acquire Murray Johnstone of Glasgow for about £150m, as part of a strategy to become a leading retail fund manager. 11-Oct-2000 Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired Barclays Property Investment from Barclays for £20m. 25-Sep-2000 Aberdeen Asset Management is to open an office in San Francisco, as part of a strategy to locate fund managers in the time zone of the assets they manage. 07-Apr-2000 Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired the fund management arm of the Irish state electricity company ESB for £5.8m. 17-Feb-2000 Aberdeen Asset Management is moving about 70 of its 130-strong Aberdeen-based workforce into new premises in Johnstone House, due to ongoing expansion. 12-Oct-1998 Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired Prolific, the fund manager, from Scottish Provident for £61m, in a deal that will give Scottish Provident a 41% stake in Aberdeen. 01-Aug-1997 The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. Click here for further details Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2009