M&A mania continues: Janus Capital, Henderson merger – Betaville

There was a feeling last week that Merger & Acquisition (M&A) activity has cooled, however, Janus Capital and Henderson merger shows the M&A boom is intact.

Henderson’s shares rallied 20% today; it’s highest since January 2009. This is due to the merger with Janus Capital. The combined firm, Janus Henderson Global Investors Plc, will have a market value of at least $6 billion.

In this segment, Ben Harrington, Business Journalist and Editor at BetaVille details the mega merger along with comment on Britain's SVG Capital which rejected hostile bid from US rival HarbourVest. Harrington also details some of the rumours which are doing the rounds in M&A world.