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GAM takes activist stance over crypto investments at Japan’s SBI Holdings
Co-CIOs of GAM’s alternatives business say the Tokyo-based firm is ‘implicitly destroying shareholder value’ with its current approach to crypto investments
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GAM targeted UK in redundancy drive
New management at the Swiss group looked to cut London staff months after taking charge
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GAM shakes up leadership at Systematic arm
Chris Longworth, head of GAM’s quantitative investment unit since March 2023, has been replaced by Erk Subasi
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GAM chief fights back: ‘We are not in a crisis’
‘We are making good progress,’ Elmar Zumbuehl says, but GAM’s patient shareholders will be eager to see his plan work
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Liontrust bleeds £1.6bn amid GAM deal drama
Liontrust's outflows come after a turbulent five months for the London-listed fund group
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GAM board thrown out after landmark shareholder vote
The move ends months of uncertainty for the Swiss asset manager
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Hedge fund veteran lined up as next GAM chief backs out
Activist shareholder group changes plan the day before a key vote
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Liontrust, GAM bled €2bn from funds during failed takeover
Morningstar figures show investors pulled billions of euros from the two groups' funds during takeover talks
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Hedge fund veteran lined up to take the helm as GAM chief executive
Activist investor group has named Randel Freeman as its preferred candidate to lead the Swiss asset manager
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GAM board to stand down after activist group extends funding lifeline
NewGAMe is set to visit GAM employees in London to discuss its plans for the asset manager
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Liontrust’s bid for GAM fails
Liontrust’s failure to secure shareholder backing means GAM will now enter into discussions with activist shareholder group NewGAMe
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Liontrust CEO under fire over ‘false rumours’ in email to GAM investor
Liontrust boss John Ions’ email prompts claims of ‘false rumours’ from activist group
Activist group withdraws proposals from GAM shareholder meeting
NewGAMe has made the move after unsuccessfully asking GAM to postpone an EGM scheduled for 18 August
Inside the battle to secure GAM’s future: ‘Something has to happen soon…or there will be more dire circumstances’
Beset by turmoil since a scandal involving a star fund manager broke in 2018, GAM's future is now to be determined in the coming days
Liontrust-GAM activist ‘very optimistic’ he can block merger
Albert Saporta claims there is a low level of support for the deal among major shareholders
Liontrust extends deadline on GAM takeover again
Fund house pushes back deadline again as it tries to force acquisition over the line
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Liontrust pushes back GAM offer deadline as it fights to finish takeover
Liontrust waives segment of the original deal as part of last push to get takeover over the line
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Liontrust says GAM offer is final as activist group urges shareholders to hold out
NewGAMe director Albert Saporta: 'Any rational investor... agreeing that the offer is not fair should therefore wait until the last minute to tender'
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Meet the group trying to derail Liontrust’s takeover of GAM
With a week left for GAM investors to tender their shares in support of the deal, Financial News takes a closer look at NewGAMe and what the group is trying to achieve
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Liontrust boss issues plea to GAM shareholders to back £96m takeover
'The clock is now at one minute to midnight for the future of GAM,' Liontrust boss John Ions tells shareholders
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