Delaware Investments

Delaware Investments
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1929
FounderAdmiral W. Linton Nelson [1]
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, United States
Key people
  • Shawn Lytle (President)
  • Brett Lewthwaite (Head of Fixed Income)
  • David Connor (General Counsel and Secretary)
  • John Leonard (Head of Global Equities)
  • John Stowe (Chief Information Officer)
  • Ilysse Pratter (Head of Human Resources)
Products
Number of employees
~ 500 (2021)
ParentMacquarie Group
Websitehttps://www.delawarefunds.com/

Delaware Investments was a US-based asset management firm with $174.2 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2016 [2] with 132 portfolio managers, analysts, and traders. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie Group, an Australian global financial services group.

In April 2017, Delaware Investments was rebranded as Macquarie Investment Management, effectively ending the original entity.[3] The US funds continue to be managed under the "Delaware Funds by Macquarie" brand. In 2020, Macquarie Investment Management began acquisition of Overland Park, Kansas based asset manager Waddell and Reed (Ivy Funds). [4]

History[edit]

Delaware Investments commenced business in 1929 and introduced its first mutual fund in 1938.

Delaware Investments introduced institutional separate account management in 1972. Its Taft-Hartley business established 1974.

In 1990 Delaware Investments established its International/Global capabilities.

In 2000, Delaware Investments enhanced its the fixed income capabilities and in 2007 it launched Delaware Investments Global Funds plc.[5]

Macquarie Group acquired Delaware Investments, previously a division of Lincoln Financial, in 2010 for a reported $452 million cash deal.[6] In 2017, the company became Macquarie Investment Management, a business unit of the Macquarie Group.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nelsonfoundationpa.org". Archived from the original on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  2. ^ "Delaware Investments". Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  3. ^ "Macquarie Group's Delaware Investments Rebrands as Macquarie Investment Management". Macquarie. April 3, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Australia's Macquarie to buy Waddell & Reed Financial for $1.7 billion". CNBC. December 2, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Delaware Investments History". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06.
  6. ^ "Lincoln Financial completes sale of Delaware Management to Aussie outfit". Investment News. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Delaware Investments rebrands as Macquarie Investment Management". www.spglobal.com. Retrieved 2024-02-12.

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