Akin Advises Mubadala Capital in Connection with its Acquisition of CI Financial

August 13, 2025

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(Washington, D.C.) – Akin advised Mubadala Capital in connection with structuring and establishing the consortium of funds and accounts advised by Mubadala Capital for the acquisition of CI Financial.  

Mubadala Capital, the alternative asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, announced the successful completion of its acquisition of CI Financial. The C$12.1 billion transaction marks a milestone in the expansion of the Mubadala Capital platform’s expansion into private wealth management, positioning the firm at the forefront of the rapidly evolving sector. 

More details on the transaction can be found here. 

The Akin team was led by investment management partner Kapil Pandit and tax partners Olivier DeMoor, Tuvia Tendler, and Ekaterina Lyashenko, and included investment management partners Bob Griffin, Barbara Niederkofler, Fadi Samman and Simon Ellis; corporate partner Tim Clark; tax partners Matthew Durward-Thomas and Natasha Kaye; regulatory partner Ezra Zahabi; counsel Sara Ainsworth, Jeffrey Whalen, Raquel Gordon and Mohammed Natha; and associates Arthur Norman, Zhane Austin, Aaron Jenman, Eva Luong and Patrick Pallisco. 

Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. 

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