Macfarlanes advises abrdn on sale of its European-headquartered Private Equity business to Patria Investments

Macfarlanes has advised long-term client abrdn, on the sale of its £7.5bn* assets under management European-headquartered Private Equity business to Patria Investments.

abrdn is a global investment company which manages and administers £495.7bn* of assets for clients.

Patria Investments is a leading alternative investment firm focused on Latin America, with over 30 years of history and combined assets under management of $28.2 billion, and a global presence with offices in 10 cities across 4 continents.

The Macfarlanes team was led by corporate and M&A partner Jessica Adam with assistance from senior associates Kathryn Jarvis and Alice Temkin. Further advice was provided by tax partners Jeremy Moncrieff and Robert Collard, commercial partner Rosie Duckworth, private funds senior counsel Henry Stewart-Brown, competition partner Richard Pepper and pensions partner Faye Jarvis.

*As at 30 June 2023