Operating Company Financial Services

Manulife Investment Management

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Manulife Investment Management is the asset management arm of Manulife Financial Corporation, providing global investment solutions across public and private markets, and offering institutional investment management capabilities worldwide.

Focus Areas
Public and private investment management, Alternatives, Infrastructure and real assets

Tracked deals

5

5 tracked deals across 2021-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

4 buyout · 1 divestiture

Manulife Investment Management Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Manulife Investment Management. 1 2021 1 2023 2 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Manulife Financial to Acquire 75% of Comvest Credit Partners
    August 9, 2025
    Buyer
    Manulife Financial Corporation
    Target
    Comvest Credit Partners
    Industry
    Financial Services
    Location
    Florida, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Manulife Financial Corporation, via its Global Wealth and Asset Management segment, has signed an agreement to acquire 75% of Comvest Credit Partners for $937.5 million upfront. The deal will combine Manulife’s $3.7 billion Senior Credit team with Comvest, creating a co-branded private credit platform expected to close in Q4 2025.

  • CleanCapital Acquires 22.7 MW, 40-Asset Solar Portfolio From Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure
    December 17, 2024
    Buyer
    CleanCapital, Manulife Investment Management
    Target
    Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure, LLC
    Seller
    Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure, LLC
    Industry
    Renewable Energy
    Location
    Massachusetts, United States
    Type
    Divestiture

    CleanCapital acquired a portfolio of 40 solar assets totaling 22.7 MW from Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure (KSI), expanding its operating distributed solar footprint across Vermont, New York and California. Manulife Investment Management and its institutional co-investors committed an additional $145 million of equity to CleanCapital to fund development, construction and future acquisitions; the sale closes out KSI’s first fund dedicated to community solar.

  • Manulife Investment Management Acquires CQS
    April 3, 2024
    Buyer
    Manulife Investment Management
    Target
    CQS
    Industry
    Financial Services
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Manulife Investment Management has completed its acquisition of multi-sector alternative credit manager CQS after receiving U.K. Financial Conduct Authority approval. The CQS brand will be co-branded as Manulife | CQS Investment Management, with Soraya Chabarek remaining CEO; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Manulife Investment Management Acquires Controlling Interest in Serverfarm
    September 7, 2023
    Buyer
    Manulife Investment Management (Manulife Infrastructure Fund II), NantCapital, LLC (NANT)
    Target
    Serverfarm
    Industry
    Infrastructure
    Location
    California, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Manulife Investment Management, on behalf of Manulife Infrastructure Fund II, completed the acquisition of a controlling interest in Serverfarm on September 1, 2023, with ongoing financial support from NantCapital (NANT). The investment will fund Serverfarm's global expansion of its data center portfolio and accelerate adoption and market reach of its InCommand DMaaS platform; Avner Papouchado will remain CEO and retain a significant ownership stake alongside NANT.

  • EagleTree Capital Acquires Lignetics from Taglich Private Equity and Mill Road Capital
    November 1, 2021
    Buyer
    EagleTree Capital, Alpha Associates, Bullingham Capital, Farol Asset Management, Manulife Investment Management, Misland Capital, Northwestern Mutual Capital, Thrivent Financial
    Target
    Lignetics Inc.
    Seller
    Taglich Private Equity, Mill Road Capital
    Industry
    Consumer Products
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    EagleTree Capital, on behalf of its EagleTree Partners V fund, has acquired Lignetics Inc. from Taglich Private Equity and Mill Road Capital. Lignetics — the largest consumer-focused wood pellet manufacturer in the U.S., headquartered in Louisville, Colorado — will serve as a new platform investment for EagleTree; co-investors include Alpha Associates, Bullingham Capital, Farol Asset Management, Manulife Investment Management, Misland Capital, Northwestern Mutual Capital, and Thrivent Financial. Terms were not disclosed; Lignetics operates 22 plant locations (U.S. and Canada) with ~1.4M tons annual production capacity and brands across residential heating, BBQ pellets and pet litter.

Related Acquisition Pages

Financial Services Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by Manulife Investment Management. Consumer Products Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Manulife Investment Management. Infrastructure Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Manulife Investment Management. Renewable Energy Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Manulife Investment Management. Acquisitions in California 1 tracked deal by Manulife Investment Management. Acquisitions in Colorado 1 tracked deal by Manulife Investment Management. Acquisitions in Florida 1 tracked deal by Manulife Investment Management. Acquisitions in Massachusetts 1 tracked deal by Manulife Investment Management.

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