REG - AssetCo PLC - Acquisition of Revera Asset Management Limited

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28/02/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 9468C  AssetCo PLC  28 February 2022

AssetCo plc

("AssetCo" or the "Company")

Conditional acquisition of Revera Asset Management Limited

AssetCo, the agile asset and wealth management company, is pleased to announce
that it has reached agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of
Revera Asset Management Limited ("Revera") (the "Acquisition") for an
effective total consideration of £2.8 million (the "Consideration"). The
Consideration will be satisfied by the issue of 54,639 new ordinary shares of
10p each in the Company, fully paid (the "Consideration Shares") and £1.9
million in cash, in each case to be paid on completion.

 

The Acquisition is conditional on, inter alia, approval by the FCA to the
change in controller and the admission of the Consideration Shares to trading
on AIM, which is expected to occur by the end of May 2022. The Company will
provide further updates as appropriate.

 

About Revera

 

Revera is an independent, FCA regulated, fund management business based in
Edinburgh that was founded in 2003. Revera has two funds, operating on the
Smith & Williamson Fund Administration Limited platform, called S&W
Revera UK Dynamic Fund (approximately £108 million of Assets under Management
('AuM')) and the Skye Trust (approximately £10 million of AuM). Revera
operates from an office in Rutland Square, Edinburgh, and has four full time
and one part time employees. Revera generated turnover of £782,161 and a
profit after taxation of £63,452 for the financial year ended 31 December
2020 and had net assets of £548,872 and a net cash balance of £539,135 as at
31 December 2020.

 

Following completion of the Acquisition, Revera will work alongside Saracen
Fund Managers Limited, ("Saracen") another Edinburgh based asset manager,
acquired by the Company in July 2021. Peter McKellar and Gary Collins, Deputy
Chairman and Head of Distribution respectively of AssetCo, will join the board
of Revera on completion.

 

The Board of the Company believes that there exist significant opportunities
to enhance the distribution and appeal of Revera's principal fund and to widen
the funds offered by Revera and Saracen to include adjacencies.

 

Campbell Fleming, CEO of AssetCo, commented:

"Revera is home to a couple of highly regarded and experienced fund managers
in Glen Nimmo and Stephen Grant. The deal demonstrates the appeal of AssetCo's
mission and business model. The acquisition of Revera is the next step in our
plan to establish an active equity platform as part of our overall strategy to
build an asset and wealth management business that delivers for investors in
the 21(st) century. Our active equity platform will offer a range of products
and investment styles to cater for clients' evolving needs.

 

"The acquisition also demonstrates our commitment to a presence in Scotland,
where there is a genuine breadth and depth of talent. We expect Edinburgh to
be home to a sizeable and growing proportion of AssetCo's investment
capabilities, adding new teams and businesses as opportunities arise. I look
forward to working with Glen, Stephen and the Revera team, welcoming them to
the AssetCo stable and developing our active equity platform."

 

Glen Nimmo, Chief Executive Officer of Revera, said:

"The entire Revera team is excited to be joining the AssetCo stable.  We have
been impressed by its dynamism since the launch of its strategy, and believe
that the next phase of our development will be accelerated by leveraging its
distribution capabilities and working alongside like-minded teams in the
Edinburgh operation.  We are particularly keen to start working alongside our
friends of many years, Saracen.

"Most importantly, however, we believe that our clients will benefit as we
retain our commitment and focus to our investment offering, within an
organisation with greater operational capabilities."

 

Enquiries:

AssetCo plc

Campbell Fleming, CEO

Peter McKellar, Deputy Chairman

James Thorneley, Head of Communications

Tel: +44 (0) 7958 005 141

 

Arden Partners plc

Nominated adviser and broker

John Llewellyn-Lloyd / Louisa Waddell

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7614 5900

 

Maitland/AMO

Neil Bennett

Rachel Cohen

Tel: +44 (0)7900 000 777 / +44 (0)7557 178 196

 

 

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