Pantheon cites ‘ownership culture’ in sale to AMG
Pantheon Ventures, the London-headquartered international fund of funds manager, and longstanding pioneer of investment in Asian GPs, gave AVCJ some further insights into its recently-announced $775 million cash sale by Russell Investments to NYSE-listed asset management operation Affiliated Managers Group.
“We believe this is really good news for us and our clients,” Colin Wimsett, Managing Partner at Pantheon and Chief Investment Officer in the new structure, told AVCJ, citing the need to build a properly...
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