In the Margins

Is Aberdeen for sale?

October 27, 2015

By Independent

Aberdeen Asset Management experienced a 7% jump in its share price during trading on Monday following reports in the Financial Times that CEO Martin Gilbert has been sounding out potential buyers for the firm. Aberdeen denied the firm is for sale, but market observers are, nonetheless, examining the possibilities. Read the original story from the Independent.

 

 

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