Anima Holding SpA (BIT:ANIM) agreed to acquire Kairos Partners SGR SpA from Kairos Investment Management SpA and other shareholders for approximately ?25 million on November 16, 2023. The maximum price agreed upon for the acquisition shall be equal to the Company?s excess capital, currently estimated between ?20 and ?25 million on top of the minimum regulatory requirements and may be subject to adjustments related to the trend in assets under management after the signing. All Kairos senior management and co-shareholders will join Anima as part of the envisaged transaction. Anima will finance the purchase entirely with cash at hand. The closing of the operation, subject to customary applicable authorization procedures, is expected to take place in the second quarter of 2024. ANIMA Holding was assisted by Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici on legal and labour-law matters, and by Di Tanno Associati on tax matters.

Anima Holding SpA (BIT:ANIM) completed the acquisition of Kairos Partners SGR SpA from Kairos Investment Management SpA and other shareholders on May 2, 2024. All pre-closing steps were efficiently and successfully completed, and approvals received to execute the sale as envisaged. Following the completion of the authorization process and in particular the clearance from Bank of Italy, announces the closing of the acquisition. PwC acted as financial and fiscal due diligence provider to Anima, and by Studio del Prof. Avv. Andrea Zoppini e degli Avvocati Associati in relation to the authorization process, Studio Di Tanno e Associati served as Tax Due Diligence