Aberdeen Strikes Deal for GBP1.5 Billion in MFS Closed-end Fund Assets

MT Newswires · 2d ago
03:08 AM EST, 12/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial services company Aberdeen Group's (ABDN.L) Aberdeen Investments agreed to acquire the management of 1.5 billion pounds sterling in closed-end fund assets from MFS. The transaction will see the consolidation of nine MFS funds with one Aberdeen fund through mergers and reorganizations, ultimately resulting in two active closed-end funds, according to a Friday release. Under the agreement, four MFS municipal bond CEFs will be merged with one Aberdeen Municipal bond CEF to create a municipal bond fund with $1 billion of assets under management. Additionally, five MFS taxable fixed income funds will be combined into a multi-sector fixed income CEF with $1.4 billion of assets under management.