M&A Deal Summary

Franklin Templeton Acquires Alcentra

On May 31, 2022, Franklin Templeton acquired financial services company Alcentra from The Bank of New York Mellon for 350M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Franklin Templeton’s 6th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Franklin Templeton’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Franklin Templeton’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-05-31
Target Alcentra
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Franklin Templeton
Sellers(s) The Bank of New York Mellon
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 350M USD

Target

Alcentra

London, United Kingdom
Alcentra is the largest and longest-tenured manager of private debt with $38 billion in assets under management as of April 30, 2022 (including accounts managed by Alcentra NY, LLC, Alcentra Limited, and assets managed by Alcentra personnel for affiliates under dual officer arrangements). Alcentra was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Franklin Templeton

San Mateo, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Financial Services
Employees10,300
Revenue 7.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Franklin's corporate headquarters in San Mateo, California.
Entrance to Franklin's corporate headquarters in San Mateo, California.

Franklin Templeton is a holding company that operates as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Templeton Investments is a global investment management organization that provides investment management and related services to investors in jurisdictions worldwide through products that include US and non-US registered open-end and closed-end funds, unregistered funds, and institutional, high net-worth and separately-managed accounts. Franklin Templeton was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 8
Sector (Financial Services) 6 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-06 Eaglebrook Advisors

Miami, Florida, United States

Eaglebrook Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser that operates the largest SMA Platform in the crypto market. The firm has created the first bitcoin and crypto separately managed accounts (SMAs), which are designed to seamlessly integrate with an advisor's current portfolio management systems and workflows. Eaglebrook Advisors is based in Miami, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-02 volScout

Westport, Connecticut, United States

volScout is an early-stage business delivering managed options strategies to advisors serving wealth management and institutional clients. volScout was founded in 2020 and is based in Westport, Connecticut.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Bank of New York Mellon

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1784
Sector Financial Services
Employees52,100
Revenue 17.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
BNY Mellon office outside of Wilmington, Delaware.
BNY Mellon office outside of Wilmington, Delaware.

The Bank of New York Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, BNY Mellon delivers informed investment management and investment services in 35 countries. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. The Bank of New York Mellon was founded in 1784 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Financial Services) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 4
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-08 Milestone Group

Sydney, Australia

Milestone Group is a provider of fund management technology. Milestone Group provides advanced software solutions to the fund's management industry for asset managers, fund product manufacturers, fund distributors, life and pension companies, and fund service providers. Milestone Group is based in Sydney, Australia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-05 Archer

Berwyn, Pennsylvania, United States

Archer is a technology-enabled service provider for the asset management industry. It has deep and broad-based experience creating customized solutions that help asset managers swiftly launch new products, streamline operations, enter new distribution channels, and manufacturing investment solutions that meet the evolving needs of end investors. Archer was founded in 2000 and is based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

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