MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2013--
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: APAM) (the “Company”)
announced today the commencement of an underwritten public offering of
4,800,000 shares of its Class A common stock. The Company will grant the
underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 720,000
shares.
The Company intends to use all of the net proceeds of this offering to
purchase shares of the Company’s convertible preferred stock and
preferred units of the Company’s subsidiary, Artisan Partners Holdings
LP, from private equity funds controlled by Hellman & Friedman LLC.
Citigroup and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are acting as joint bookrunners for
the offering. BofA Merrill Lynch; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods; Sandler
O’Neill + Partners, L.P. and William Blair are acting as co-managers for
the offering. The offering will be made pursuant to the Company’s
registration statement on Form S-1, as amended, which has been filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but has not yet become
effective. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. A
copy of the preliminary prospectus related to this offering, when
available, may be obtained by contacting: Citigroup, c/o Broadridge
Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717,
Tel: 800-831-9146 or Goldman, Sachs & Co., Prospectus Department, 200
West Street, New York, NY 10282, by calling (866) 471-2526, or by
emailing prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become
effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be
accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any
sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
About Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners is a global investment management firm that provides a
broad range of high value-added investment strategies in growing asset
classes to sophisticated clients around the world. Since 1994, the firm
has been committed to attracting experienced, disciplined investment
professionals to manage client assets. Artisan Partners has five
autonomous investment teams that oversee thirteen distinct U.S.,
non-U.S. and global investment strategies. Each strategy is offered
through multiple investment vehicles to accommodate a broad range of
client mandates. The firm’s principal offices are located in Milwaukee,
San Francisco, Atlanta, New York and London.
Source: Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
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