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'No certainty' £625m Tilney-Smith & Williamson deal can proceed

News Team, 16/04/2020

A major shareholder in Smith & Williamson (S&W) has said there is “no certainty” S&W’s proposed takeover by wealth manager Tilney will go ahead.

Canadian asset manager AGF, which owns about a third of S&W, said in filings yesterday the firms had agreed a new “structure” for the proposed £625 million takeover of S&W by Tilney. The closing date was also pushed back until the second half of the year.

This new structure is designed to overcome a block imposed by UK regulator...


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