Brooks Macdonald said to line up defence adviser amid takeover interest

Wealth manager Brooks Macdonald is reportedly working with a defence adviser on its strategy amid takeover interest.

Reuters cited three people familiar with the matter as saying that the company, which oversees close to £17bn in client assets, has lined up investment bank Raymond James.

Raymond James has had a longer-term mandate for financial advice which recently developed into defence strategy, one of the people said.

Reuters said it was unclear whether any approaches have been made.

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