All articles by Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

Ninety One to complete Sanlam Investments UK transfer 

The agreement designates Ninety One as the primary active investment manager for Sanlam’s single-managed local and global products.  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and SBI launch wealth management JV 

A preparatory company is expected to be established by July 2025, subject to regulatory approval, with operations beginning in spring 2026. 

Deutsche Bank and finaXai team up on tokenised funds servicing 

Deutsche Bank and finaXai’s collaboration will explore integrating machine learning and large language models into asset servicing workflows.  

India’s 360 One plans to set up investment banking vertical 

The firm aims to build the investment banking vertical through Batlivala & Karani (B&K), a brokerage it acquired in January.  

Hong Leong Bank partners with Lombard Odier in private banking push 

The collaboration will integrate Lombard Odier’s global wealth management expertise with HLB’s local market insights. 

China approves Qatar’s 10% stake purchase in ChinaAMC  

Once the deal is finalised, Qatar Holdings will emerge as the third-largest shareholder in ChinaAMC. 

Suntera Global seals deal to acquire fund administrator Khepri  

Headquartered in London, Khepri employs over 35 fund servicing specialists.  

LBT Holdings acquires Gonet Bank & Trust, rebrands to Bank of Nassau 1982 

Bank of Nassau 1982 will continue its collaboration with Gonet & Cie SA, a Swiss subsidiary of Gonet SA. 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Debevoise & Plimpton lead M&A legal advisory in financial services for Q1 2025 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison topped in terms of value, by advising on over $12bn worth of deals. 

Citi and Houlihan Lokey lead Q1 2025 M&A financial advisories 

Citi led by deal value, while Houlihan Lokey topped by deal volume.