Schroders pursued M&G bid to create UK's largest fund house — reports

James Baxter-Derrington
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Schroders spent months exploring a possible bid for M&G to create a UK fund house with over $1trn in assets under management, according to reports.

Speaking anonymously to Bloomberg, it was explained that Schroders had been working with a partner earlier this year and explored the idea of a breakup of M&G, carving its asset management operatio...

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