secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FEDERATED HERMES, INC. (FHI)
CIK:        0001056288
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-07-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001056288-22-000026
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Federated Hermes to acquire C.W. Henderson's $3.63B municipal SMA business for $30M+
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- Initial purchase price of $30M, plus up to $20M in contingent payments over five years based on net revenue growth.
- C.W. Henderson manages $3.63B in tax-exempt municipal securities across direct, SMA, and sub-advised accounts.
- Transaction expected to close in Q3 2022; entire C.W. Henderson team will join Federated Hermes.
- Acquisition adds municipal SMA expertise to Federated Hermes' existing $23B SMA business.
- Deal approved by both boards; subject to client consents and customary closing conditions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056288/000105628822000026/0001056288-22-000026-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056288/000105628822000026/fhi-20220715.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001056288-22-000026

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