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...The deal brings Wood into partnership with Martin Gilbert, a veteran dealmaker and former chair of Aberdeen Standard Investments, whose company AssetCo previously owned Rize....
...Aberdeen-based Wood, which provides engineering services for the energy and materials sector, had come under pressure from an activist shareholder to boost its share price....
...But last year it earned 82 per cent of its revenue outside Spain.In addition to its 25 per cent stake in Heathrow airport, Ferrovial operates airports in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton and manages a terminal...
...The takeover attempts come as the Aberdeen-based company faces pressure from an activist shareholder to boost its share price.Sparta Capital, founded in 2021 by former Elliott Management portfolio manager...
...The takeover attempts were made as the Aberdeen-based company has come under pressure from an activist shareholder to boost its share price....
...Arne Staal A former Aberdeen Standard Life Abrdn quant who ascended to the top job at the London Stock Exchange’s “big three” index provider FTSE Russell last year....
...Aberdeen Standard Investments, another top 10 shareholder in the company, has already hit out at the offer price, saying that it “does not fully reflect the intrinsic value of the group, while exposing us...
...Others hit by significant protests have included Playtech, Barclays, De La Rue, Ocado, Standard Life Aberdeen and Hammerson....
...Job moves Aberdeen Standard Investments, the fund management arm of Standard Life Aberdeen, has appointed Mark Redman as global head of private markets, based in London....
...Andrew Mason, ESG and stewardship director at Aberdeen Standard Investments, the £526bn investment arm of Standard Life Aberdeen, said: “The application and disclosure of accountable tax strategies are key...
...“We think [the proposed rule] is not helpful to us as institutional investors when holding companies to account,” said Euan Stirling, head of stewardship at Aberdeen Standard Investments, the $669.1bn UK...
...But for other big asset managers, including BlackRock, Vanguard, Fidelity, Standard Life Aberdeen and Columbia Threadneedle this was not the case....
...The joint venture has agreed a deal to buy the parks in Aberdeen, Inverness, Dundee and on the Isle of Wight from the insurer Zurich for £60.5m....
...Aberdeen Standard Investments ACTIAM Aegon NV Amundi Asset Management AP7 APG Asset Management ASR Nederland NV Aviva Investors Axa Investment Managers BMO Global Asset Management BNP Paribas Asset...
...Other large shareholders, including Aberdeen Standard Investments, have previously called on fellow investors to “consider their voting positions” on Persimmon’s board members....
...“There are four key areas we currently focus on in healthcare, and of those, the use of opiates is the main one right now,” says Andy Mason, responsible investment analyst at fund manager Aberdeen Standard...
...Deborah Gilshan, environmental, social and governance investment director at Standard Life Aberdeen, one of Europe’s largest-listed fund houses, says: “One share, one vote is the bedrock of corporate governance...
...The biggest announced deal last year was the merger between Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management, resulting in a group with a combined market value of £11bn....
...He joins from Standard Life Aberdeen. • Stanhope Capital, the $10bn London-based investment boutique, has hired Alex Kershaw as a partner in the portfolio management team....
...Notably, while Fidelity, Franklin Templeton and Aberdeen are wary of dual-class shares, none boycott dual-class securities. Exchanges argue that investor protection is high on the agenda....
...Standard Life Aberdeen said in February that it would establish an investment and distribution business in Dublin. The £646bn group already has funds domiciled in both the city and Luxembourg....
...The company is facing a rebellion after several of the City’s biggest investors, including Legal & General Investment Management, the UK’s largest asset manager, and Standard Life Aberdeen, the country’s...
...Martin Gilbert, the non-executive deputy chairman of Sky and co-chief executive of Standard Life Aberdeen, said the board looked at the Fox deal as being “in best interest of shareholders”....
...ISS also flagged concerns about Martin Gilbert, deputy chair of Sky and current co-chief executive of Standard Life Aberdeen, the UK’s largest listed asset manager, arguing there were too many pressures...
...● Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed Steen Foldberg as head of Luxembourg and managing director of Aberdeen Global Services, its cross-border management company....
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