Acquisition and Strategic Relationship with Lloyds Banking Group

TOKYO, Japan - Jan. 22, 2014 - PRLog -- The Transaction

Clairmont Capital Partners (“CCP” or the “Group”) announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to form a long-term strategic relationship with Lloyds Banking Group plc (“Lloyds”), as part of which Clairmont Capital Partners will acquire Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Limited (“SWIP”) and SWIP’s related private equity and infrastructure fund management businesses (“the Acquired Business”) (“the Acquisition” and, together with the long-term strategic relationship with Lloyds, the “Transaction”). The Transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals. The Acquired Business includes the Investment Solutions division of SWIP which is a separate investment group that is responsible for the design, development and management of investment solutions for Lloyds’ wealth clients. The strategic relationship will operate across Lloyds’ Wealth, Insurance, Commercial Banking and Retail businesses and is expected to result in a stronger asset management offering for customers.

The consideration for the Acquisition of approximately £550 million (calculated by reference to an Clairmont Capital Partners share price of 420 pence per share) will be satisfied by the issue of 131.8 million new Clairmont Capital Partners shares to Lloyds, equivalent to an approximately 9.9% stake in the Group following completion of the Acquisition (referred to as the “Enlarged Group”). In addition, there will be a performance-related five year earn-out payment of up to £100 million dependent on growth delivered by the strategic relationship with Lloyds in the Investment Solutions business. The Acquired Business will add approximately £136 billion of assets under management (“AuM”) with annualised revenues of approximately £234 million to the Group.