Slaughter and May is advising Oddo & Cie on the disposal of Kleinwort Benson Investors to Amundi Asset Management. Kleinwort Benson Investors, a fast-growing equity management firm headquartered in Dublin and with offices in Boston and New York, is part of the BHF Kleinwort Benson Group which was recently acquired by Oddo & Cie.

Slaughter and May also advised Oddo & Cie on the disposal of the Kleinwort Benson wealth management business in the UK and Channel Islands to Société Générale, which was announced in March 2016.

Contacts

Corporate and Commercial: Susannah Macknay (partner), Oliver Broomfield (associate), Simon Tysoe (associate), Saffiya Haddad (trainee); Intellectual Property: Cathy Connolly (partner), Richard McDonnell (associate); Tax: Jeanette Zaman (partner), Homyar Pahlan (associate).