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Note 2 - Acquisitions
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Mar. 31, 2025
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Note 2 — Acquisitions and Strategic Partnerships

 

Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

 

On April 8, 2025, JHG announced a strategic partnership with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (“Guardian”), one of America’s largest life insurers and a provider of employee benefits, whereby JHG will become Guardian’s investment-grade public fixed income asset manager. The partnership is expected to close at the end of the second quarter of 2025. 

 

Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC

 

On October 1, 2024, JHG completed the acquisition of Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC (“VPC”), a global private credit manager. VPC expands our capabilities into the private markets for our clients.

 

JHG acquired 55% of the voting equity interests for $114.0 million, using existing cash resources, and 824,208 shares of JHG common stock, which had a closing market price of $37.74 on October 1, 2024. In addition, subject to achieving certain revenue targets, JHG will deliver earnout consideration to be payable in 2027. As of October 1, 2024, the fair value of the contingent consideration related to the acquisition of VPC was $25.5 million. The maximum total contingent consideration per the agreement is $111.4 million.

 

The purchase price for the VPC acquisition was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values at the date of the transaction. The goodwill recognized in connection with the acquisition is primarily attributable to anticipated growth opportunities and synergies from the transaction. The amount of goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes is approximately $130 million. A summary of the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in this acquisition is as follows:

 

  

Fair Value

 

Fees and other receivables

 $20.8 

Other current assets

  0.8 

Property, equipment and software, net

  2.8 

Intangible assets, net(1)

  54.0 

Goodwill

  251.3 

Other non-current assets

  3.6 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

  (26.8)

Current portion of accrued compensation

  (8.5)

Other non-current liabilities

  (4.3)

Noncontrolling interest(2)

  (127.3)

Total consideration, net of cash acquired

 $166.4 

 

Summary of consideration, net of cash acquired:

    

Cash paid

 $114.0 

Common stock issued

  31.1 

Contingent consideration recorded

  25.5 

Cash acquired

  (4.2)

Total consideration, net of cash acquired

 $166.4 

 

(1)The fair value of the intangible assets comprises investment management contracts with a fair value of $28.0 million, client relationships with a fair value of $20.5 million and a trademark with a fair value of $5.5 million as of the acquisition date. The fair value of the investment management contracts was determined based on the multi-period excess earnings method (a Level 3 input) and has a useful life of approximately four years. The fair value of the client relationships was determined based on the multi-period excess earnings method (a Level 3 input) and has a useful life of approximately four to 10 years. The fair value of the trademark was determined based on the relief-from-royalty method (a Level 3 input) and has a useful life of nine years. The useful lives are based on the individual contractual terms and the period over which the majority of cashflows would be realized. The definite lived intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis over the useful life and have a weighted-average useful life of approximately six years.
(2)The fair value of the noncontrolling interest was determined based on an extrapolation of consideration method.

 

In addition to our acquisition of VPC, on February 3, 2025, JHG completed the acquisition of a 55% voting equity interest in Triumph Capital Markets Holdco, LP (“TCM”), which represents VPC’s broker-dealer business. As part of the acquisition, the revenues related to TCM will be considered in the calculation of the earnout consideration payable, which was initially recorded as part of the VPC acquisition. The TCM acquisition is not material to the financial statements.

 

Tabula Investment Management

 

On July 1, 2024, JHG completed the acquisition of Tabula Investment Management (“Tabula”), a leading independent exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) provider in Europe with an existing focus on fixed income and sustainable investment solutions. JHG acquired 98.8% of the voting equity interests of Tabula. Before the acquisition, we held a 1.2% investment in Tabula. The Tabula acquisition is not material to the financial statements. 

 

NBK Capital Partners

 

On September 19, 2024, JHG completed the acquisition of NBK Capital Partners (“NBK”), the wealth management arm of the National Bank of Kuwait Group, whereby NBK’s private investments team will join JHG as the firm’s new emerging markets private capital division. JHG has acquired 100% of the voting equity interests of NBK. Following the closing of the acquisition, NBK was rebranded as Janus Henderson Emerging Markets Private Investments Limited. The NBK acquisition is not material to the financial statements.