M&A Deal Summary

Amundi SA Acquires Pioneer Global Asset Management

On December 12, 2016, Amundi SA acquired financial services company Pioneer Global Asset Management from UniCredit for 3.5B EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amundi SA’s 2nd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Amundi SA’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Amundi SA’s 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-12-12
Target Pioneer Global Asset Management
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Amundi SA
Sellers(s) UniCredit
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 3.5B EUR

Target

Pioneer Global Asset Management

Milano, Italy
Pioneer Global Asset Management S.p.A. is a global asset manager with a presence in 28 countries and an experienced team of over 2,000 employees, including more than 350 investment professionals. Pioneer Investments is known internationally as one of the leading fixed income managers across all strategies, and offers strong capabilities in European, US and global equities, as well as multi-asset and outcome-oriented, non-traditional products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Amundi SA

Paris, France
Category Company
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

Amundi has developed savings solutions to meet the needs of more than 100 million retail clients worldwide and designs innovative, high-performing products for institutional clients tailored specifically to their requirements and risk profile.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Financial Services) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Italy) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-03 Smith Breeden Associates

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Smith Breeden Associates provides full discretion fixed income asset management services to pension funds, endowments, foundations, funds-of-funds, and central and supranational banks. Focusing primarily on the major U.S. fixed income sectors (MBS, ABS, CMBS, corporate bonds, Treasurys) Smith Breeden's product line includes a variety of long-only and absolute return strategies.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-21 WeSave

Paris, France

WeSave, a trademark of fintech Anatec, aims to transform the personal savings experience in a sustainable way. The team, an unprecedented alliance of engineers and data scientists associated with a team of experts in asset management and wealth management, has created a unique offering, based on two pillars, Customer journey, KYC and underwriting and tracking solutions for fully digital financial products and Robo-advisory technologies materializing through mandated management offers or advised management for individuals and professionals in the financial sector.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

UniCredit

Milan, Italy
Category Company
Founded 1870
Sector Financial Services
Employees70,752
Revenue 25.4B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

UniCredit is a provider of commercial banking services. The Bank offers consumer credit, mortgages, life insurance, business loan, investment banking, asset management, and other services. UniCredit operates worldwide. UniCredit was founded in 1870 and is based in Milan, Italy.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
Country (Italy) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-01 PlanetHome Group

Munich, Germany

PlanetHome Group is a real estate service provider with a network of highly qualified and permanent real estate consultants who looks after real estate customers personally. The company bridges the gap between experience and the use of innovative tools to guide customers to their goals quickly and individually. PlanetHome Group was founded in 2000 and is based in Munich, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-02 we.trade Innovation DAC

Dublin, Ireland

we.trade Innovation DAC is a digital trade platform based on the Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Fabric and runs on the IBM Blockchain Platform. We .trade digital platform delivers global trade transactions across trade finance, insurance, and logistics. we.trade Innovation was founded in 2017 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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