Completion of acquisition & allotment
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LEI: 549300XVXU6S7PLCL855
For immediate release
1 July 2026
Liontrust Asset Management Plc
("Liontrust" or the "Company")
Update on acquisition of River Global Holdings Limited
On 16 March 2026, Liontrust, the specialist independent fund management group, announced that it had entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with River Global PLC to purchase the entire issued share capital of River Global Holdings Limited ("RGH") (the "Acquisition").
Liontrust further announces that the Acquisition completed on 30 June 2026.
As at 19 June 2026, RGH's assets under management and advice ("AuMA") were £3.0 billion and Liontrust's AuMA were £21.4 billion, taking pro-forma Liontrust AuMA to £ 24.4 billion.[1]
Allotment of consideration shares
Pursuant to the Acquisition, the Company announces that on 30 June 2026 it allotted 2,970,232 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Shares") to River Global PLC conditionally upon admission of the Shares to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities ("Admission").
Application has been made for Admission, and dealings are expected to commence on or around the date of this Announcement.
Following Admission, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 62,970,315 ordinary shares of 1 pence each with voting rights. No Shares are held in treasury. The total number of Shares carrying voting rights in the Company is 62,970,315.
The above figure of 62,970,315 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Commenting, John Ions, Chief Executive Officer, said:
"The acquisition of River Global is an important step in the development of Liontrust, strengthening and broadening our investment capabilities across a wider range of styles. River Global brings talented investment managers and strong-performing funds, enabling us to meet more client demand and further expand our distribution in the UK and internationally.
River Global funds and managers will benefit from Liontrust's greater scale to increase awareness, client engagement and distribution.
The speed and efficiency with which the acquisition has been completed is a credit to everyone at both Liontrust and River Global, and I thank them for their hard work and dedication over the past three months.
We are positive about the opportunities ahead for the enlarged business, with increased talent and a broader product range driving future growth and a return to net inflows."
For further information please contact:
Liontrust Asset Management Plc (Tel: 020 7412 1700, Website: liontrust.com)
Stephen Corbett: Head of Investor Relations
Simon Hildrey: Chief Marketing Officer
Singer Capital Markets (Tel: 020 7496 3000)
Corporate Broking: Charles Leigh-Pemberton
Corporate Advisory: James Moat
Panmure Liberum (Tel: 020 7886 2500)
Corporate Broking: David Watkins
Corporate Advisory: Atholl Tweedie
Berenberg (Tel: 020 3207 7800)
Investment Banking: James Felix, John Welch, Dan Gee-Summons
ENDS
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