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Mackenzie Financial Corporation announces agreement to acquire interest in China Asset Management Co., Ltd.

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Overview

Client

IGM Financial Inc.

On January 5, 2022, IGM Financial Inc. (“IGM”) subsidiary Mackenzie Financial Corporation (“Mackenzie”) announced that it is entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Power Corporation of Canada’s (“PCC”) 13.9% interest in China Asset Management  Co., Ltd. (“ChinaAMC”) for cash consideration of C$1.15 billion.

The transaction will double Mackenzie’ interest in ChinaAMC to 27.8%. To partially fund the transaction, IGM will sell 15,200,662 common shares (“Lifeco Shares”) of Great-West Lifeco (“Lifeco”) to PCC for cash consideration of C$575 million.

Fasken acted for IGM Financial Inc. in connection with this agreement with a team comprised of Grant McGlaughlin, Gesta Abols, Chelsea Young and Christopher Steeves.

 

Jurisdiction

  • Ontario

Team

  • Grant E. McGlaughlin, Partner | Co-Leader, Private Equity, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4382, gmcglaughlin@fasken.com
  • Gesta A. Abols, Partner | Co-Leader, cross border and international practice, Toronto, ON, +1 416 943 8978, gabols@fasken.com
  • Chelsea Young, Associate, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 7853, cyoung@fasken.com
  • Christopher Steeves, Partner | Leader, Tax Law, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3401, csteeves@fasken.com