M&A – Sale of Harvest Volatility Management to Victory Capital (NASDAQ:VCTR)

Seward & Kissel represented Harvest Volatility Management in connection with the sale of its business to Victory Capital (NASDAQ:VCTR). Harvest, which is based in New York City, had approximately $12 billion in assets under management (AUM) as of July 31, 2018, is a leader in derivative asset management, specializing in yield enhancement overlay, risk reduction, alternative beta and absolute return investment strategies. Victory Capital is a global investment management firm operating a next-generation, integrated multi-boutique business model with $63.2 billion in assets under management as of July 31, 2018.