Virtus Investment Partners acquired AllianzGI U.S. retail fund franchise & NFJ Investment Group (consideration not disclosed; includes contingent earn-out payments), a transaction completed in February 2021.
AllianzGI U.S. retail fund franchise & NFJ Investment Group operates in U.S. retail funds franchise + value equity, is based in United States (NFJ: Dallas, TX). Under a strategic partnership with Allianz Global Investors U.S., Virtus became the investment adviser, distributor and/or administrator for a large book of AGI's U.S. open-end, closed-end, institutional and retail separate-account assets (about $23 billion announced, roughly $29.5 billion effective at the February 2021 agreement), with AGI teams continuing to manage strategies as subadvisers. As part of the transaction, AGI's Dallas-based Value Equity team, formerly NFJ Investment Group, joined Virtus as a new affiliated manager. Consideration was not disclosed and included contingent payments.
Added meaningful scale in U.S. retail funds and a value-equity affiliate while opening the door to joint product development with a global active manager.
Immediate scale in U.S. retail funds plus a respected value-equity team, with continuity provided by AGI subadvisory. Broadened fund lineup and separate-account offerings; future joint product development with AGI. NFJ Investment Group established as a new affiliated manager; adopted funds moved into the Virtus complex
This new partnership with AllianzGI is strategically meaningful for us in terms of scale, fit and growth potential.George R. Aylward, President and CEO, Virtus Investment Partners
This partnership is truly complementary.Tobias C. Pross, CEO, Allianz Global Investors
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.