Cantor Fitzgerald to Acquire UBS O’Connor Alternatives Investment Platform
December 31, 2025
Cantor Fitzgerald entered into a definitive agreement to acquire UBS’s O’Connor alternatives investment platform, which manages about $11 billion in invested assets across hedge funds, private credit, and commodities. O’Connor will operate as a distinct alternatives business within Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management, with a long-term commercial arrangement between CFAM and UBS Asset Management.
- Buyers
- Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management (CFAM)
- Targets
- UBS O'Connor alternative investment platform, O'Connor (alternatives business within CFAM)
- Sellers
- UBS
- Platforms
- Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management (CFAM)
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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