Administration June 5, 2002

AMVESCAP Forms Private Equity Co

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AMVESCAP is merging its INVESCO Private Capital and Sovereign Financial Services units to better focus their resources on private equity partnership investing, AMVESCAP said in an announcement.
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The combined firm will operate under the INVESCO Private Capital name, and be led by Parag Saxena. Both firms now provide funds-of-funds to institutional investors, stand-alone accounts, and high net worth clients.

The senior investment team for the funds-of-funds offerings will consist of Parag Saxena, Katherine A Cattanach, Mary Frances Kelley, Ray Maxwell, and Phil Shaw.

INVESCO Private Capital will continue to offer a series of funds that focus on direct venture capital investments, the announcement said.

The Denver-based Sovereign, formed in 1987, was part of Atlantic Trust Pell Rudman, which was acquired last year by AMVESCAP.  INVESCO Private Capital, a unit of INVESCO, began private equity investing in 1982 and has offices in New York and Palo Alto, and an affiliated office in London.

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