M&A, Partnerships and Organic Growth in Wealth Management, Q1 2007

Datamonitor
May 1, 2007
14 Pages - SKU: DFMN1491255
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Introduction

This tracker covers merger and acquisition activity globally, across the wealth management space. It also highlights the strategic partnerships, and expansion, or contraction, of existing businesses. There is also a focus on the key emerging markets, namely China, India, CEE and the Middle East.

Scope

The tracker covers the M&A and partnership activities of the largest global and regional wealth management companies It provides an update of each player's activities in this area and a roundup chapter which offers readers a summary of key trends in that quarter The tracker is global in coverage, therefore encompassing market entry strategies as well as domestic M&A activity

Highlights

Mergers and acquisitions in the wealth management market are largely being undertaken in markets with a large number of very small and very large players, as consolidation of the market continues apace in developed geographies. In this quarter, a significant amount of the M&A activity occurred in the US. Partnerships revolved around achieving strategic goals in the early months of 2007, with many wealth managers seeking to partner with firms able to offer an expansion of the target client base or the existing service capability. Several strategic alliances were formed this quarter.

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