April 13 (Reuters) - Federated Investors, Inc.:
* FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC. TO ACQUIRE MAJORITY INTEREST IN LONDON-BASED INTEGRATED ESG MANAGER HERMES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FROM BT PENSION SCHEME
* UPON CLOSING, FEDERATED WILL PAY ÂŁ246 MILLION (APPROXIMATELY $350 MILLION) TO BTPS FOR A 60 PERCENT INTEREST IN HERMES
* AGREEMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY BOARDS OF FEDERATED AND BTPS
* BTPS WILL RETAIN A 29.5 PERCENT SHARE IN HERMES AND WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST IN HERMES’ STRATEGIES AS A CLIENT
* FEDERATED WILL FUND TRANSACTION THROUGH A COMBINATION OF CASH AND AN EXISTING REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY
* COMBINED ORGANIZATION WOULD HAVE ABOUT $442.2 BILLION (ÂŁ327.6 BILLION) IN ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT
* CERTAIN MEMBERS OF HERMES’ MANAGEMENT WILL HOLD AN AGGREGATE 10.5 PERCENT INTEREST IN HERMES Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
