Activist investor Trian Fund Management and venture capital firm General Catalyst have agreed to acquire global asset manager Janus Henderson in a deal valuing the firm at $7.4bn, bringing to an end a more than five-year activist campaign by Nelson Peltz’s hedge fund, according to a report by Reuters.
Under the terms of the transaction, Janus Henderson shareholders will receive $49 per share in cash, representing an 18% premium to the company’s closing price on 24 October, the last trading day b...
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