---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-009249"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BAM"
cik: "0001937926"
company_name: "Brookfield Asset Management Ltd."
filed_at: "2025-02-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T02:55:27.162678+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.95
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brookfield Asset Management completes acquisition of 73% of asset management business from Brookfield Corporation

## Summary
- BAM acquired 1,194,021,145 newly-issued Class A shares for 73% of the asset management company on Feb 4, 2025.
- Brookfield Corporation retains an approximately 73% interest in BAM's outstanding Class A shares.
- Market capitalization of BAM is $95.3 billion based on NYSE closing price of $58.19 on Feb 3, 2025.
- President Connor Teskey said the transaction paves the way for inclusion in major U.S. indices, broadening shareholder base.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-009249
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BAM
- cik: 0001937926
- company_name: Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.
- filed_at: 2025-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.95
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 3.02, 3.03, 5.01, 5.03, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1937926/000110465925009249/0001104659-25-009249-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1937926/000110465925009249/tm254612d2_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.: Amended articles to revise election of directors based on BN's ownership percentage.
  - Change: charter amendment
  source text: BAM’s articles were amended to provide that, at any time that: (a) BN (or its successor) and its subsidiaries beneficially own a number of Class A Shares that exceeds 50% of the aggregate number of all the issued and outstanding Class A Shares and Class B Shares as of the record date for any meeting of shareholders, holders of Class A Shares and holders of Class B Shares will vote together as a single class in the election of the Board at such meeting of shareholders
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1937926/000110465925009249/0001104659-25-009249-index.htm

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