UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 18, 2022
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(800 ) 345-1100
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N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| ITEM 8.01 | Other Events. | ||||
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (the “Company” or “AMG”) completed the previously announced sale of its equity interest in Baring Private Equity Asia (“BPEA”) to EQT AB (“EQT”), a public company listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (EQT.ST), pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase and Merger Agreement with EQT, dated as of March 15, 2022. AMG received pre-tax consideration of $240.0 million and 28.68 million EQT ordinary shares; AMG will retain future carry in certain existing BPEA funds. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the EQT ordinary shares received by the Company are subject to a six-month lock-up period following the closing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: October 18, 2022 | By: | /s/ David M. Billings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name: | David M. Billings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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