Fiera Capital completes acquisition of Natixis' Canadian operations and funds

On July 3, 2019, Fiera Capital announced the completion of the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of Natixis, the holding company of Natixis Investment Managers Canada LP, acting as investment fund manager of publicly and privately distributed investment funds. In addition to this acquisition and as part of the establishment of a strategic partnership, Fiera Capital announced on May 9, 2019, a long-term strategic partnership that will establish Fiera Capital as Natixis Investment Managers S.A. (“Natixis”)' preferred Canadian distribution platform, giving Fiera Capital's clients access to Natixis' wide range of highly active investment strategies. As part of the agreement, Natixis has strengthened its commitment to the Canadian market through the acquisition of an 11% stake in Fiera Capital, and Natixis' CEO, Jean Raby, joined Fiera Capital's board of directors. The transaction was subject to the approval of Autorité des Marchés Financiers and Ontario Securities Commission (NI 81-102 and NI 31-103). A Fasken team including, Gabriel Castiglio, Francois Brais, Élise Renaud, Alain Ranger, John Kruk, Costa Ragas, Marcelo Ciecha, Ralph Aziz, Marie Eve Barcelo, Jessica Morlon, Alexandre Morin, Alexandra Freedman, Oleg Stratiev, Sarah Lavoie advised Fiera Capital