NUVEEN takes majority stake in SCHRODERS
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Nuveen completed its acquisition of Schroders on 1 October 2026, taking a 99.63% stake in the London-based asset and wealth manager. The combined group managed $2.6 trillion of assets for institutional and wealth clients across more than 40 markets. Thasunda Brown Duckett, chief executive of TIAA, said the deal strengthened the investment capabilities behind TIAA's retirement and annuity products. Schroders was to keep operating as a separate business within Nuveen for 12 to 18 months, led by its group chief executive Richard Oldfield, reporting to Nuveen chief executive William Huffman. Over time, Nuveen planned a single investment platform for public and private markets under chief investment officer Saira Malik, with Johanna Kyrklund in charge of public markets and solutions and Matt Oomen leading global client coverage. Investment teams in asset and wealth management were kept in place during the transition, and London was to become the combined firm's principal office outside the United States.
SCHRODERS, which reported an EBITDA margin of in 2025, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of , representing a to the average currently observed in the Financial Services sector (12.4x).
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Target
Founded in London in 1804, Schroders is an asset and wealth manager. The company operates two main business lines: asset management and private capital, and wealth management, the latter notably through Cazenove Capital. Schroders manages assets and wealth for institutional and wealth clients across the United Kingdom, continental Europe and the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. Its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange. The group employs staff across its international operations, with London serving as its historical headquarters and principal office.
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Valuation range: EV 3b - 100b GBP
Revenue range: 2.5b - 5b GBP
EBITDA range: 450M - 900M GBP
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Target: schroders
Acquirer: nuveen