Victory Capital Closes Acquisition of WestEnd Advisors

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[{"type":"text","content":" SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nVictory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCTR) (“Victory Capital”) today announced that it successfully closed the previously announced acquisition of WestEnd Advisors (“WestEnd”) on December 31, 2021.\n\nDavid Brown, Chairman and CEO of Victory Capital, said, “WestEnd represents our third acquisition that closed in 2021.\n\n“We are looking forward to deepening WestEnd’s penetration on existing platforms and introducing them to new financial intermediaries and platforms where we have long-standing relationships. We are excited to leverage the complementary capabilities of both organizations and maximize the opportunity ahead of us.”\n\nWestEnd will become Victory Capital’s 12th Investment Franchise and represents a new dimension of growth and diversification. Founded in 2004, and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, WestEnd provides financial advisors with turnkey, core model allocation strategies serving as holistic solutions and complementary sources of alpha. The firm offers four primary ETF strategies and one large cap core strategy, all in tax efficient Separately Managed Account (SMA) structures.\n\nAbout Victory Capital\n\nVictory Capital is a diversified global asset management firm with $160.5 billion in assets under management as of November 30, 2021. It was ranked ninth on Fortune’s list of the 100 Fastest Growing Companies for 2021. The Company operates a next-generation business model combining boutique investment qualities with the benefits of a fully integrated, centralized operating and distribution platform.\n\nVictory Capital provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms and individual investors. With 12 autonomous Investment Franchises and a Solutions Platform, Victory Capital offers a wide array of investment products, including mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, alternative investments, third-party ETF model strategies, collective investment trusts, private funds, and a 529 Education Savings Plan.\n\nFor more information, please visit www.vcm.com or follow us: Twitter and LinkedIn\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS\n\nThis press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may include, without limitation, any statemen...

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