Seller Details:
Premium Asia Funds Management is a boutique funds management group providing specialist Asian equity and fixed-income funds to both Australian and New Zealand investors through a variety of wealth advisory groups and platform providers. Founded in 2005, Premium enters into joint ventures with other Asian based fund managers, to bring new investment opportunities and managed funds into the Australian and New Zealand market.
Buyer Details:
Antipodes Partners Limited (“Antipodes”), an affiliate of Pinnacle Investment Management, is an investment team that specializes in global and emerging markets shares. Established in 2015, Antipodes has grown to over $10 billion in assets under management with more than 35 employees. Antipodes adopts a multidisciplinary approach to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns over the long-term.
Transaction Summary:
Upon completion, Premium Asia Funds Management’s funds will join the Antipodes platform, expanding the firm’s range of investment solutions. Premium is expected to augment Antipodes’s investment management solutions by providing Australian and New Zealand investors with deeper access to Asia and the greater China region.