Monday, 23rd November 2009

 

2 November 2009 - Press Briefing

Horlick in talks with Aberdeen over potential sale of top contract

Nicola Horlick’s Bramdean Asset Management is said to be in talks with Aberdeen Asset Management about a potential sale of the contract to run Bramdean Alternatives, the quoted investment vehicle that witnessed a shareholder row last year, according to a report in The Times.

Sources said that Horlick would be willing to offload the contract, which has two and a half years to run, at the right price.

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