AMG Announces Strategic Initiatives Related to US Retail Distribution Business

Affiliated Managers Group

today announced a number of strategic initiatives as part of its increased focus on the U.S. retail market, including rebranding Managers Investment Group LLC, its domestic retail distribution business, as AMG Funds, and aligning Aston Asset Management within the AMG Funds business. Through this process, 39 mutual funds available through Managers Investment Group will be rebranded as AMG Funds in the second quarter of 2014, a step which will more closely associate the identity of these funds with AMG. In addition, AMG will exercise its option included in the original agreement with Aston to acquire the balance of the equity of Aston that it does not already own. This option was unique