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Aberdeen Asset Management PLC is an international investment management group, managing assets for both institutions and private investors from offices around the world. Its head office is in Aberdeen, Scotland. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. ==History== The company was established in 1983 through a management buy-out of an investment trust. It was then listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1991.〔 In recent years, it has seen significant growth from acquisitions. In 2000 it acquired Murray Johnstone, followed by Edinburgh Fund Managers in 2003, parts of Deutsche Asset Management in 2005 and 2007,〔("Deutsche Bank signs agreement with Aberdeen Asset Management" ), Press Release, Deutsche Bank, 7 July 2005〕〔("Deutsche Bank to accelerate Australian Asset Management growth through alternative and global product focus" ), Press Release, Deutsche Bank, 23 March 2007〕 Glasgow Investment Managers in 2007, Goodman Property Investors in 2008, certain investment businesses of Credit Suisse Asset Management in 2009, and certain contracts and assets from RBS Asset Management in 2010.〔 In March 2012 it joined the FTSE 100 Index. The Company sponsored The Boat Race between 1999 and 2001. In 2010 it signed a four-year sponsorship agreement with the Dad Vail Regatta to be title sponsor until 2013, the event’s 75th Anniversary. The agreement has helped to keep the famous college rowing regatta in Philadelphia, the Group's North American headquarters. In March 2012 it took over sponsorship of golf's Scottish Open for the following three years. Other sponsorships include the Cowes Week sailing regatta, Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters Golf Tournament,〔(Aberdeen Senior Masters 2010 )〕 Edinburgh Rugby club, professional golfers Colin Montgomerie and Paul Lawrie, and Formula 1 driver Paul Di Resta. In November 2013, Lloyds Banking Group sold Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) to Aberdeen Asset Management in a £660m deal.〔(Lloyds sells Scottish Widows Investment in £660m deal ) BBC, 18 November 2013〕 The deal made Aberdeen Asset Management the largest listed fund manager in Europe, currently managing £283.7billion〔http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/nov/30/aberdeen-asset-management-investors-withdraw-more-than-40bn〕. In May 2015, the firm agreed to acquire its US counterpart Flag Capital Management for an undisclosed deal that would double the private equity assets under the company’s control.〔http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/27/us-aberdeen-asset-m-a-idUSKBN0OC1HB20150527, Aberdeen boosts alternatives muscle with Flag Capital buy, Reuters, 27 May 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aberdeen Asset Management」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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