- Royal Bank of Canada has acquired wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC for approximately C$2.4B
- RBC Wealth Management is a leading global wealth and asset manager
- Brewin Dolphin is one of the UK and Ireland’s leading wealth managers
- Royal Bank of Canada (RY) opened trading at C$123.89
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) has acquired wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC.
Brewin Dolphin will now operate as ‘RBC Brewin Dolphin’ and will continue to be led by CEO Robin Beer.
Brewin Dolphin has been acquired for final consideration of C$2.4B, which equates to 515 pence per share.
RBC Wealth Management is a leading global wealth and asset manager with market leadership in Canada and a growing position in the United States.
Brewin Dolphin has more than 30 regional offices, over 2,100 employees and a long history of providing exceptional service to private clients. This acquisition creates one of the largest wealth managers in the UK, Channel Islands and Ireland, with £58 billion assets under management as of 31 August 2022.
RBC Wealth Management International and RBC Brewin Dolphin will continue to operate as separate businesses until integration over the coming months.
Doug Guzman, Group Head, RBC Wealth Management, RBC Insurance and RBC Investor & Treasury Services, commented on the acquisition.
“Bringing together these complementary teams will establish and secure RBC Wealth Management’s position as a leading wealth manager in the UK and Ireland while also providing future growth opportunities in an attractive and consolidating market. This platform enhances our franchise’s global brand, scale and stability as we strengthen our leading position across North America and now the UK. Most importantly, we are looking forward to bringing together two purpose-driven organizations with a shared commitment to doing what’s right for our clients, our communities and each other.”
David Thomas, CEO of RBC Wealth Management International, added,
“We are delighted to complete the acquisition of Brewin Dolphin and excited to welcome its clients and talented colleagues to RBC. Brewin Dolphin brings outstanding experience and an impressive track record of growth, innovation and investment performance. Our shared client-centric culture and values have really shone through over the past few months, and we look forward to developing this further, increasing the depth and breadth of our offering to clients and intermediaries.”
Robin Beer, CEO of RBC Brewin Dolphin, added:
“Our strategy to become a leading advice-focused, digitally enabled wealth manager is set to be accelerated by becoming part of RBC. What doesn’t change is our focus on providing the exceptional advice and client focus that has been the foundation of our success and which made us of interest to RBC. In becoming RBC Brewin Dolphin, we are combining two highly-regarded names and signalling our intention to further enhance our client proposition. We are all incredibly excited about the future.”
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) opened trading at C$123.89.
