{"id":16028,"date":"2018-04-11T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/starthostunlimiteddmffassi-ss.stackstaging.com\/etfworld.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/04\/11\/wisdomtree-completes-acquisition-of-etf-securities-european-exchange-traded-commodity-currency-and-short-and-leveraged-business\/"},"modified":"2018-04-11T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T22:00:00","slug":"wisdomtree-completes-acquisition-of-etf-securities-european-exchange-traded-commodity-currency-and-short-and-leveraged-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etfworld.com\/co.uk\/wisdomtree-completes-acquisition-of-etf-securities-european-exchange-traded-commodity-currency-and-short-and-leveraged-business\/","title":{"rendered":"WisdomTree Completes Acquisition of ETF Securities\u2019 European Exchange-Traded Commodity, Currency and Short-and-Leveraged Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.  announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of ETF Securities\u2019 European exchange-traded commodity, currency and short-and-leveraged business , which includes $17.6 billion of assets under management as of 10 April 2018……<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jonathan Steinberg, WisdomTree CEO and President<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With the addition of ETFS, WisdomTree’s AUM has increased to approximately $63.4 billion globally as of 10 April 2018. The acquisition elevates WisdomTree to the 9th largest ETP sponsor globally and the largest global independent ETP provider based on AUM, with significant scale and presence in the US and Europe, the two largest ETP markets.<\/p>\n

Consideration for the acquired business was $253 million of cash and stock consideration equivalent to 30 million shares of WisdomTree common stock, representing total consideration of $523 million based on the market close on 10 April 2018. The cash portion of the purchase price was funded with $53 million of balance sheet cash and $200 million from a newly raised term loan. <\/p>\n

Jonathan Steinberg, WisdomTree CEO and President, said, \u201c<\/strong>The completion of the acquisition brings together two undeniable forces in the industry, strongly positioning WisdomTree as a differentiated and diversified ETP provider that can thrive globally.  Our newly combined talent and broad array of ETP offerings further expand, enhance and complement WisdomTree\u2019s capabilities to continue to help investors achieve their investment objectives and generate long-term shareholder value.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe acquisition immediately adds scale, diversification and profitability to our business in Europe \u2013 the second largest ETF market in the world \u2013 and adds overall strength and resources to WisdomTree globally,\u201d Steinberg added.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

The Company will discuss the acquisition in further detail on the Q1 2018 Earnings Call.<\/p>\n

Source: ETFWorld<\/p>\n

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