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Virtus Investment Partners Announces Agreement to Add Keystone National Group as an Investment Manager
HARTFORD, Conn., December 05, 2025--Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NYSE: VRTS), which operates a multi-manager asset management business, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Keystone National Group ("Keystone"), an investment manager specializing in asset-centric private credit and a pioneer in providing such strategies to the wealth channel. The transaction expands Virtus’ offerings into private markets with the addition of a different
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