Advent to acquire FNZ Bank from FNZ
The carve-out of the German digital bank, which serves financial advisers and asset managers, allows the seller to concentrate on its core wealth management technology platform.
Takeaways
- FNZ Bank is a German bank serving financial advisers, asset managers, and investors.
- Advent is acquiring FNZ Bank.
- The target serves wealth management customers in Germany across Germany.
Advent has agreed to acquire FNZ Bank, a German digital institution serving financial advisers, asset managers and investors, from wealth management platform FNZ.
The bank focuses on wealth management customers in Germany and will remain a client of FNZ following the transaction, with the two companies planning to continue their technology partnership to support the bank’s growth and client offering.
The divestiture sharpens FNZ’s focus on its core technology services for large financial institutions.
Completion is expected in the second half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals.
Barclays acted as sole financial advisor to FNZ, and A&O Shearman served as legal advisor.
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